Bloomberg Law
Aug. 29, 2018, 11:46 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Two Big Law Firms Advise on $2.6 Billion Insurance Deal

• Apollo Global Management LLC agreed to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. for $2.6 billion. Sidley Austin advised Apollo, while Willkie advised Aspen. The private-equity firm Apollo joins rivals such as Carlyle Group and Blackstone Group in building insurance assets to gain access to premium income. ( Bloomberg ) ( Businesswire )

• Yesterday, President Trump accused Google of rigging results to give preference to negative news stories about him, and he warned Google, Facebook, and Twitter they’d “better be careful.” Later in the day, Larry Kudlow, the White House chief economic advisers said the administration is “taking a look” at whether Google search results should be regulated. ( ...

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