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Slaughters and Freshfields lead on Zurich’s fresh £7.7bn bid for FTSE 100 insurer

Slaughters and Freshfields lead on Zurich’s fresh £7.7bn bid for FTSE 100 insurer
Theresa Hargreaves
Theresa Hargreaves
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21 January 2026
Corporate and M&ADeals

Slaughter and May and Freshfields are advising on Zurich Insurance Group’s £7.7bn bid for FTSE 100 insurer Beazley.

Slaughters is leading for Zurich on the latest bid, which comes after the Swiss insurance giant made an earlier offer of 1,230 pence per share on 4 January.

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