Ashurst is advising Punter Southall Group on the disposal of its actuarial, investment consulting and pensions administration businesses to Xafinity plc for a total consideration of up to approximately £153 million.

The Ashurst team is being led by corporate partner Adam Levitt, assisted by senior associate Themo Georgiou and associates Akiko Morioka and Nina Chudobova.

The corporate team is being supported by partner Tim Rennie and associate Sarah Curry from banking, partner Crowley Woodford, senior associate Sean Coyne and associate Emma Finn from employment, counsel David Baxter and associate Rebecca Servian from incentives, counsel Jonathan Hoare and senior associate Rabinder Sokhi from real estate, partner Mark Lubbock and associate Will Barrow from IP, partner James Perry and associate Oliver Digby from regulatory, counsel John Gordon and associate Liz Ramsaran from pensions, and partner Nicholas Gardner and senior associate James Seddon from tax.