Slaughter and May is advising FWD Group, the insurance arm of Pacific Century Group, in relation to its acquisition of AIG Fuji Life Insurance Company, Limited, the company through which AIG runs its life insurance business in Japan.  The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.

The transaction was announced on 15 November 2016.
Contacts

Slaughter and May team: Corporate: David Watkins (partner), Zhuo Chen Chong (associate); Tax: Gareth Miles (partner), Charles Osborne (associate)

Nishimura & Asahi team: Corporate: Naoko Shimura (partner), Shigeru Sasaki (associate), Yoshihede Matsushita (associate), Takashi Nakamura (associate)