Julie Rodriguez

Representative examples of Julie’s experience include advising:

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in the pending acquisition of AssuredPartners from GTCR for gross consideration of US$13.45 billion.
• Ryan Specialty in its acquisition of Innovisk.
• Great Hill Partners on financial services regulatory aspects of its pending strategic majority investment in a newly formed organisation comprising Vivup, a leading provider of health and well-being benefits, and Perkbox, an award-winning global benefits and reward platform.
• 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.
• RenaissanceRe in its US$2.985 billion acquisition of Validus Re from AIG.
• 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.
• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in its acquisition of the treaty reinsurance brokerage operations of Willis Towers Watson for US$3.25 billion.
• International P&C insurer on its Part VII transfer, and the authorisation of its third-country branch.*
• International P&C insurer on its intragroup reorganisations, licensing and implementation of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime.*
• Wholesale and retail investment firms seeking authorisation.*

The * matters were handled by Julie prior to joining Sidley.

• Julie is a Company Secretary for the Camden People’s Theatre.

• Julie is an associate board member of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation.