Clifford Chance (CC), Macfarlanes, Ashurst and Linklaters are among a line-up of eight law firms advising on the $1.4bn (£883m) acquisition of Brit Insurance by private equity giants Apollo Global Management and CVC Capital Partners, reports The Am Law Daily.

CC, Sullivan & Cromwell and NautaDutilh are acting for the private equity consortium, with the CC team headed up by M&A partners Kem Ihenacho and Patrick Sarch (pictured).