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Jon Hlafter

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 60.77 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.43 B

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22 Jan 2018|United States|Reinsurance

Target: VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

22 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 4.01 B

Value

01 Mar 2018|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

Bidder: STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 1.72 B

Value

25 Jan 2019|South Africa|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: TERACO DATA ENVIRONMENTS

Bidder: BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

14 Target | 15 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jul 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SUPERVALU INC

Bidder: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

26 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 2.19 B

Value

05 Mar 2018|Bermuda|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: XL GROUP

Bidder: AXA SA

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

33 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.08 B

Value

05 Sep 2019|United States|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: AXIOM

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Oct 2019|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

24 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 3.47 B

Value

07 Feb 2020|Bermuda|Life Insurance

Target: FGL HOLDINGS

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

26 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

10 Jun 2020|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: STARSTONE US HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: SKYKNIGHT CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 480 M

Value

06 Aug 2020|Bermuda|Reinsurance

Target: THIRD POINT RE

Bidder: SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE GROUP LTD

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

39 Target | 19 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 602 M

Value

04 Sep 2020|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: FBL FINANCIAL GROUP

Bidder: FARM BUREAU PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

18 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 432 M

Value

30 Sep 2020|Bermuda|Life Insurance

Target: F&G REINSURANCE

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ATHENE HOLDING LTD

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

53 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 5.04 B

Value

29 Mar 2021|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: HC2 (CONTINENTAL INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CONTINENTAL GENERAL HOLDINGS LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value

16 Apr 2021|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: CORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS

Bidder: LANCER FINANCIAL GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

9 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2021|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: AIG (LIFE & RETIREMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 1.59 B

Value

11 Aug 2021|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: ROOT INC

Bidder: CARVANA

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

16 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 90 M

Value

19 Oct 2021|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: FIGO PET INSURANCE

Bidder: JAB HOLDINGS BV

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: INDEPENDENCE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

Bidder: JAB HOLDINGS BV

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 187 M

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: VERIKAI

Bidder: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 87 M

Value

21 Mar 2022|United States|Private Equity

Target: ALLEGHANY CAPITAL CORPORATION

Bidder: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

19 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 8.80 B

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

20 Jun 2022|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: CRUM & FORSTER PET INSURANCE

Bidder: JAB HOLDINGS BV

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

07 Oct 2022|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES (EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: CORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 35 M

Value

06 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC (BROKERED COMMERCIAL LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: INTACT FINANCIAL

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 550 M

Value

03 Oct 2023|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: VERICITY

Bidder: IA FINANCIAL GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 139 M

Value

01 Nov 2023|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY

Bidder: CORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: INTACT FINANCIAL (UK DIRECT PERSONAL LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ADMIRAL GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 115 M

Value

20 Dec 2023|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: NFP CORP

Bidder: AON PLC

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

26 Target | 55 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 10.55 B

Value

12 Aug 2024|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: POWER ENGINEERS

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

26 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

07 Jan 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: SHUTTERSTOCK

Bidder: GETTY IMAGES

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.96 B

Value