Kirkland & Ellis LLP has built a practice around complex transactions in the insurance industry, representing domestic and overseas insurers and reinsurers, alternative asset managers and private funds, brokers and intermediaries, Insurtech companies and various other stakeholders in a broad array of agreements and deals, including M&A, partnerships, launches, reinsurance deals, and more. New York-based Rajab Abbassi is a crucial member of the team whose core workflow includes advising PE firms and other investors foraying into the insurance market, particularly in M&A, and  Parimah Hassouri delivers regulatory advice and a range of transactions and corporate reorganizations in the insurance industry. Also in New York, Kimberly Meng Han is trusted by public and private companies and private equity sponsors to guide them through intricate transactions, from M&A to carve-outs, divestitures, and strategic investments. Chicago-based trio Jack Yamin, Jeremy Carroll, and Jeremy Watson arrived from Sidley Austin LLP in 2024, equipped to assist insurance and non-insurance entities on the full scope of transactional matters.
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Key clients

  • 26North Reinsurance Holdings
  • Bain Capital Insurance
  • Blue Owl Capital
  • Castlelake L.P.
  • Centerbridge Partners
  • Gallatin Point Capital
  • Hellman & Friedman
  • Oaktree Capital Management
  • Old Republic
  • Protective Life Corporation

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Next generation partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Other key lawyers

Rajab Abbassi; Parimah Hassouri; Jeremy Watson; Kimberly Meng Han; Jack Yamin; Jeremy Carroll