Experience

• • AXAR Capital Management LP in a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Pavonia Life Insurance Company of Michigan from Global Bankers Insurance Group.
  • Ara Partners, a private equity firm specializing in industrial decarbonization investments with an ESG focus, in the formation of Ara Fund II, a $1.1 billion industrial decarbonization fund.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Solenis in the sale of Solenis to Platinum Equity at an implied enterprise value of $5.25 billion.
  • One Rock Capital Partners in the formation of One Rock Capital Partners III, a $2 billion U.S. buyout fund.
  • KKR in the formation of KKR Asia Pacific Infrastructure Investors, a $3.9 billion Asia Pacific infrastructure fund.
  • Investcorp in its strategic partnership with Centre Lane Partners.
  • Ardian and Pantheon as co-lead investors in a €1.2 billion annex fund, sponsored by Antin Infrastructure Partners, to buy minority stakes in four assets held by Antin’s 2016-vintage Fund III.
  • MetLife in the $3.94 billion sale of its auto and home business to Zurich Insurance Group subsidiary Farmers Group.
  • Morgan Stanley Capital Partners and Pathway Vet Alliance in the $2.7 billion sale of a majority stake in Pathway to TSG Consumer Partners.
  • BMO in its acquisition of Clearpool Group, a provider of holistic electronic trading solutions.
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in its proposed $4 billion take private acquisition of Anixter International, a NYSE-listed company. (Terminated)
  • Reynolds Group and Closure Systems International (CSI) in their sale of CSI businesses and facilities to Cerberus Capital Management.
  • Prudential Financial in its $2.35 billion acquisition of Assurance IQ.
  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its acquisition of Impact Fitness, a franchisee of Planet Fitness and formerly a Bain Capital portfolio company.
  • KKR in the formation of KKR Core Investments Partnership SCSp, a $626 million fund organized to make co-investments in “Core” private equity transactions, together with a €1.5 billion fund of one also organized to pursue the strategy.