Zurich and Beazley agree £8.2bn deal
Zurich Insurance Group has agreed the terms of a firm all-cash offer to buy Beazley for £8.2bn.
The financial terms of the deal for Zurich to acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued share capital of Beazley for a total value of a total value of 1,335 pence per share was announced on 4
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