Simpson Thacher represented Silver Lake in its role as lead investor in connection with its announced $1.2 billion strategic investment in Integrity Marketing Group, alongside GIC.
Integrity is a leading distributor of life and health insurance and provider of solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Integrity’s 5,500 employees work with more than 420,000 agents and advisors to serve more than 10 million clients annually. In 2021, Integrity expects to help carriers place more than $7 billion in new sales and will oversee more than $20 billion AUM through its RIA and broker-dealer platforms.
The Simpson Thacher team included Katie Sudol, Frederick W.P. De Albuquerque and Kira Shannahan (Corporate); Russell Light and Jacqueline Clinton (Tax); Jennifer Levitt, Jonathan Lindabury and Mimi Cheng (Credit); Jordan Cross, Demetrius Baefsky and Chris Zheng (Funds); Lori Lesser and Corina McIntyre (IP); Brian Robbins, Tristan Brown, Jeanne Annarumma, Alyssa Ohanian and Brian Chung (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Peter Guryan, Kelly Karapetyan and Jamie Logie (Antitrust); Steven DeLott (Insurance); and Vanessa Burrows (Healthcare).