Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Winter & Co Solicitors LLP

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. said its claims and risk management unit, Gallagher Bassett, acquired London-based Winter & Co Solicitors LLP. The companies did not disclose transaction terms. Winter & Co is a specialist maritime law firm serving P&I clubs, marine insurers, shipowners and charterers, with expertise in shipping-related legal matters. Glenn Winter and his team will remain in their current location, operating under Manan Sagar, head of Gallagher Bassett’s Europe, Middle East and Asia operations. Gallagher Bassett’s chairman and CEO J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., said the deal strengthens its expanding marine specialty platform by adding legal expertise to complement existing marine claims and risk management capabilities. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and operates in about 130 countries.