Simpson Thacher is representing Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) in connection with its announced strategic minority investment in ATLAS SP Partners (ATLAS). MassMutual will also become a capital partner to the ATLAS platform. ATLAS is the warehouse finance and securitized products business majority owned by Apollo funds. As part of the multi-billion-dollar commitment, MassMutual has also agreed to invest in Apollo’s Asset-Backed Finance (ABF) franchise.
MassMutual is a leading mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policy owners. MassMutual offers a wide range of financial products and services, including life insurance, disability income insurance, long term care insurance, annuities, retirement plans and other employee benefits.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Elizabeth Cooper, Matt Rogers, Ben Kloss, Jacob Kornman and Michael Chen (M&A); Jaclyn Starr, Siwei Yang, Bradley Benson and Jessie Li (Funds); Ryan Bekkerus, Jessica Asrat, John Schueller and Asha Amin (Capital Markets); Soogy Lee and Ian Kitts (Credit); Jonathan Goldstein, Andrew Mandelbaum and Michael Leitner (Tax); Andrew O'Brien (ECEB); and David Nicolardi and Jeffrey Caretsky (Funds Regulatory).