Slaughter and May is advising esure Group plc on the proposed demerger of Gocompare.com Group plc

Slaughter and May is advising esure Group plc (esure) and Gocompare.com Group plc (Gocompare.com) in relation to esure’s intention to pursue a demerger of Gocompare.com through a separate listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (Demerger). Gocompare.com operates a leading UK price comparison website, www.gocompare.com, which attracts approximately 5 million visits every month.

The Demerger is a Class 1 transaction for esure and is conditional, inter alia, upon the approval of esure Shareholders at a general meeting to be held on 1 November 2016.

Slaughter and May is working as a team with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, who are advising esure and Gocompare.com in relation to the US law aspects of the Demerger.

Slaughter and May has also advised Gocompare.com on a new £85m syndicated facilities agreement.

Robert Innes Partner
Matthew Tobin Partner
Tim Blanchard Partner
Gareth Miles Partner
Charles Osborne Partner
Nick Bonsall Partner