King & Spalding LLP combines transactional and regulatory expertise, handling complex, interdisciplinary domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, reinsurance, and other transactions, bolstered by the team’s close collaboration with the firm’s international corporate and private equity practices. Bernhardt Nadell, based in New York, leads the practice, focusing on insurance industry mergers and acquisitions, insurance-linked securities transactions, reinsurance, insurance law and regulation, and general corporate matters. He also represents insurers and reinsurers in corporate and regulatory affairs. Supporting Nadell in New York is Gary Ho, who brings extensive experience representing acquirers and sellers, including private equity firms, insurers, reinsurers, and international financial firms, in various complex insurance-related transactions, including acquisitions of run-off companies, insurance producers, claim adjusters, annuity business, and sponsored demutualizations.

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Key clients

  • T&D Holdings, Inc./T&D United Capital North America Inc.
  • Atlas Merchant Capital
  • Obra Capital Inc.
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Capital One
  • MAG Mutual Insurance Company
  • Nomura Holdings, Inc.
  • Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd
  • Arrowpoint Capital Corp.
  • Munich RE
  • ACON Investments
  • Trive Capital
  • CURO Group Holdings Corp.
  • Taiyo Life Insurance Company
  • T&D Financial Life Insurance Company
  • Afiniti, Inc.
  • Paceline Equity Partners
  • Highbridge Capital Management
  • Blackstone Securities
  • Leadenhall Capital

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bernhardt Nadell

Other key lawyers

Gary Ho