Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson have taken lead roles on a deal that has seen European insurance giant Generali Group sell its US life reinsurance business.

French reinsurer SCOR has acquired 100% of the business in a $920m (£599m) deal that closed last week (4 June). Generali said total expected gross proceeds from the deal included a $780m (£508m) cash consideration and $140m (£91m) of collateral release.