Robert W. Stirling

Mr. Stirling’s recent transactional experience includes representing, among others:

• Willis Towers Watson in its proposed $80 billion combination with Aon plc and the sale of Willis Re to A. J. Gallagher for $4 billion;
• JAB Holdings in its acquisition of Cardif Pinnacle from BNP Paribas Cardif to form a strategic joint venture (the Pinnacle Pet Group) to deliver a range of pet insurance services throughout the U.K., EMEA and Latin America;
• the board of directors of Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. in the $125 million sale of Argo Underwriting Agency Limited and its Lloyd Syndicate 1200 to Westfield Insurance;
• Acrisure, LLC in its acquisition of U.K.-based Volante Global;
• Phoenix Group Holdings in its $4.1 billion acquisition of ReAssure Group plc from Swiss Re; the £2.9 billion acquisition of Standard Life Assurance Limited from Standard Life Aberdeen plc; the $272 million sale of Ark Life Assurance Company Limited; and its acquisition of Abbey Life from Deutsche Bank AG for £935 million, in respect of the transaction documentation and the connected rights issue; and
• AIG in the launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2019.

Mr. Stirling is recognised as a leading individual in non-contentious insurance in Best Lawyers in the UK, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 UK and Chambers UK, in which clients describe him as a “renowned insurance practitioner.”