Andrea M. Hynes

Examples of Andrea’s work include advising:

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in the acquisition of AssuredPartners from GTCR for gross consideration of US$13.45 billion (pending).
• Westfield in its acquisition of the Lloyd’s operations of Argo Group, including Argo’s Lloyd’s managing agency and Argo’s members supporting Syndicate 1200.
• Stonepeak on its agreement with the AA, the leading provider of roadside assistance services in the UK and a successful insurance business, and the AA’s majority shareholders, TowerBrook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus. Per the agreement, Stonepeak will invest £450 million in the AA through a combination of common and preferred equity at an enterprise value of approximately £4 billion.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in its acquisition of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson for US$3.25 billion.
• Major international (re)insurance groups on corporate and regulatory aspects of group restructuring. 
• International (re)insurance groups on the establishment and authorisation of (re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries.
• Private equity investors on investment into the insurance industry including through the acquisition of (re)insurers and (re)insurance intermediaries.
• (Re)insurers on transfers of portfolios of life and non-life insurance business.
• (Re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries on cross-border mergers and the relocation/creation of Societas Europaea companies.
• Major UK (re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries on Brexit-related solutions.
• (Re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries on ongoing regulatory issues such as outsourcing and distribution agreements, conduct of business and compliance issues. 

*Some of the above matters were handled by Andrea prior to joining Sidley.