Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Morgan Stanley, Barclays, HSBC and Wells Fargo Securities, as representatives of the underwriters, in the public offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of Tier 3 5.750% Senior Notes by RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) due 2033 in connection with the financing of RenaissanceRe’s acquisition of Validus. For more information, please see the company’s press release.

RenaissanceRe is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance that specializes in matching well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital. The company provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries.

The Debevoise team was led by capital markets partner Paul Rodel, and included counsel Joshua Samit and associates Thomas DeMarzo, Chris Gallucci, Michael Pan, Michael Stephan and Beatrice Techawatanasuk, and tax partner Michael Bolotin and associate David Simpser.