AJG's Deakin dismisses Giles integration challenge

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Arthur J Gallagher's (AJG) new commercial director Janice Deakin has insisted that the integration of Giles will not be a "complicated business".

Yesterday, the market's long-running summer acquisition rumour was confirmed with the announcement that AJG had bought Giles in a cash deal worth £233m. 

Giles - which boasts some 43 offices across the UK and the Channel Islands - employs more than 1,100 people and includes the likes of networks Westinsure and Compass Broker Services, as well as underwriting unit Ink and Lloyd's broker FSJ Broking among other operations.

However Deakin, who has been in her role for seven weeks since leaving

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