On December 29, 2023, USI, Inc., one of the largest insurance brokers and a leading middle market broker in the United States, closed its offering of US$620 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.500% senior notes due 2032.
Latham & Watkins represented the initial purchasers in the offering with a capital markets team led by New York partner Michael Benjamin and New York counsel Ryan deFord, with associates Christian Vazquez and Alex Gulino. Advice was also provided on tax matters by Chicago partner Rene de Vera, with associate Chris Ohlgart; on benefits matters by New York partner Bradd Williamson, with associate Anne Bracaglia; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Jeffrey Tochner, with associate Ece Gonulal; on data privacy matters by Bay Area partner Heather Deixler, with associate Mitch Bennett*; and on banking matters by New York partner Michèle Penzer and New York counsel Jonathan Wry, with associates Ana Núñez Cárdenas, Michela Mancini, and Angelika Ishkhanyan.
*Admitted to practice in New South Wales (Australia) only.
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