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Skadden represents insurance and reinsurance companies and their financial advisors and underwriters in a wide variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, restructurings and reorganisations.

Our team also provides a broad range of regulatory advice to insurance and reinsurance companies, routinely advising on insurance law issues, including authorisations, regulatory capital issues, securities issuances, investments, solvency, permissible activities and insurance products. We also have assisted insurance sector clients in undertaking all types of corporate reorganisations and restructurings.

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What the Team is Known For

Skadden is a respected non-contentious practice highlighted for its expertise in high-profile and high-value M&A deals. The firm represents a diverse range of parties from insurance companies and underwriters to sellers, target companies and investment banking firms. The team also handles a range of regulatory work, as well as advising on financing and securities arrangements with the insurance market. Its lawyers handle transactional matters for both domestic and international insurer clients.

Work Highlights

  • Skadden advised BMS Group on its acquisition of David Roberts & Partners from Inflexion.

Strengths

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Skadden has great levels of experience and sector-specific detailed knowledge.

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Skadden shows tireless dedication to providing practical, pragmatic and timely advice, coupled with a deep understanding of the insurance industry.

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Skadden has a significant depth of knowledge in the intricacies of structuring transactions which are not just corporate common equity.

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Skadden brings insights from activities globally. It has a very large insurance practice, with lawyers who have worked in-house and at regulators, and is strong on thought leadership too.

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Notable Practitioners

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Robert Chaplin
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Robert Chaplin
Head of Insurance: Non-contentious
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Robert Chaplin advises on a diverse range of non-contentious insurance matters, encompassing business transfer schemes, pension de-risking matters and M&A. He is the head of Skadden's European financial institutions group.

Robert Chaplin is a very strong partner, with industry-leading abilities in relation to complex insurance transactions.

Rob is excellent. He combines deep commercial understanding with great service, quickly understanding and finding solutions to even unusual issues.

Robert has an easy going personality, but has a razor sharp intelligence. He is a great person, a brilliant lawyer, and I can not praise him high enough.

Robert Chaplin is the best insurance specialist in the world, and the most easy to deal with.

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