Sidley is representing Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) in its strategic reinsurance and asset management partnership with Wilton Re and the formation of Windsor Life Re, a U.S.- and Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer expected to deploy approximately US$900 million of capital. Under the terms of the agreement, Windsor Life Re will reinsure an initial in-force block of approximately US$1.7 billion from Wilton Re, with SLC Management serving as lead asset manager. At scale, the vehicle is anticipated to grow to approximately US$10 billion in assets.
The Sidley team was led by Vincent Onorato and Jonathan Kelly (M&A Private Equity – Insurance) and Blake Fillion (Investment Funds); it included Tu Tu, Alexander Koster, and Jordan Papai (M&A Private Equity – Insurance); Chuck Daly and Allison Hocevar (Investment Funds); law clerk Pantho Sayed (Capital Markets); Peter Edgerton and Joel Lifshitz (Tax); Lauren Kitces (Regulatory and Enforcement); Peter Burke (Global Finance); and John Sakhleh (Securities Enforcement and Regulatory).
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