Sidley is representing Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG), a global insurance brokerage, risk management, and consulting services firm, in its acquisition of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson plc for US$3.25 billion. Willis Re’s treaty reinsurance business operates in 24 countries, places over US$10 billion of premium annually and represents more than 750 insurance and reinsurance company clients.
The Sidley team is being led by Brian Fahrney and Brent Steele, and includes Ian Helmuth, Travis Miller, and Cameron Woolley, as well as Fatema Orjela, Ed Perry, Khalid Hayat, Charlie Wilson, Ji Ung Kim, Moses Tan, Sean Carney, Stephanie Dobecki, Scott Goldstein, Martin Membery, James Phythian-Adams, Jingjing Lin, Tom Feeney, Bill Blumenthal, Vincent Brophy, Rosanna Connolly, Ines Willemyns, Lauren Gallagher, Karim Pirani, Terri Reuter, Emily Wajert, Peter McCorkell, David Katz, Steffen Hemmerich, Sujit Raman, Michael Roberts, Francesca Blythe, Jen Fernandez, Carys Golesworthy, Michael Mann, Brian Earl, Suresh Advani, Andrei Pinchuk, Jason Menzies, Laurence Wilcock, Stephen Fronk, Anna Remis, Robert Kelly, Elliott Blufer, Summer Danzeisen, Liz McCloy, Matt Wholey, Kolja Stehl, Björn Holland, Julius Koblitzek, Jennifer Geng, Hannie Syeda, and Sam Walker.