Law firms Skadden, Freshfields and Clifford Chance provide cover as Deustche Bank sells insurer for £935m Madeleine Farman · 28 September 2016 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Deal watch Clifford Chance Freshfields Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and have all won places advising on Phoenix Group Holdings’ proposed £935m acquisition of life insurance company Abbey Life from Deutsche Bank.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryLinklaters, CC and Simpson Thacher lead as government-backed wind farm project secures £12bn in financingLaw firmsKate Peacock13 Nov 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss launches in Silicon Valley as Simpson Thacher builds out new Chicago officeLaw firmsKate Peacock12 Nov 2026Freshfields and Goodwin match Milbank scale for US associatesLaw firmsWill Lewallen12 Nov 2026Dechert set to hire senior HSF Kramer partner in London corporate pushLaw firmsWill Lewallen13 Nov 2026Cravath makes rare London partner promotion amid 11-strong roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 Nov 2026Sidley in talks to take Weil Paris office alongside heavyweight PE partners in London and GermanyLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 Nov 2026Dealwatch: Global 100 advisers take centre stage on BlackRock-GIP $12.5bn mega dealLaw firmsAlex Ryan15 Jan 2024Dealwatch: Telegraph auction off as Barclay brothers pay off Lloyds debt with loanLaw firmsAlex Ryan8 Dec 2023Deal Watch: activity powers on as Latham and A&O lead on $19bn energy joint ventureLaw firmsMegan Mayers9 Sep 2022