The Firm is representing Alliant Insurance (“Alliant”) and affiliates of The Blackstone Group in connection with the sale of Alliant to affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. The management team and employees of Alliant will roll over a substantial portion of their investment in Alliant.
Alliant is one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States and has a history dating back to 1925. Alliant provides property and casualty, workers' compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to some 20,000 clients nationwide, including public entities, tribal nations, healthcare, energy, law firms, real estate, construction, and other industry groups.
The Simpson Thacher team includes Wilson Neely, Chase D’Agostino, Ravi Purushotham, Diona Park and Corina Gugler (M&A); Gary Mandel, Jonathan Goldstein and Beatrice Larkin (Tax); Gregory Grogan and Jeannine McSweeney (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Steven DeLott (Insurance); Lori Lesser (Intellectual Property); Adeeb Fadil (Environmental); Krista McManus (Real Estate); Alden Millard and Brian Gluck (Credit); Rise Norman and Jonathan Ozner (Capital Markets); and Michael Naughton and Kenneth Ehrhard (Antitrust).