Sidley is advising Zinnia in its strategic acquisition of Policygenius, a digital insurance marketplace.
The combined company will create the industry’s first end-to-end insurance platform, and will offer products and services spanning life and annuities, disability, and property and casualty insurance.
Zinnia, an Eldridge business, is a life and annuity insurance technology and digital services company with more than US$173.7 billion in assets under administration.
KKR, which was a lead investor in Policygenius, will remain an investor in the combined company.
The Sidley team is led by Michael Devins and John Grothaus (both Insurance), and includes Scott Goldstein, Katerina Glor, Ramia Mitchell, Jim Ford (Insurance), Peter Edgerton, Ryan Schroeder (Tax), Banks Bruce, James Richards (Global Finance), Eric Wolf, Malaz Moustafa (Employee Benefits), Eric Hoffman, Sara Salmonson (Labor and Employment), Erin Felchner (Real Estate), Elizabeth Chen, Laura Collins (Antitrust/Competition), Stephen Fronk, Zach Johnston (Intellectual Property), Steve McInerney, and Rimsha Syeda (Privacy and Cybersecurity).
