Appleby advised T&D Holdings on all Bermuda law issues relating to the purchase of a 25% stake in Fortitude Re.

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG), The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and T&D Holdings (TYO: 8795) recently announced that a newly created Carlyle-managed fund, together with T&D, have partnered to acquire from AIG a 76.6 percent ownership interest in Fortitude Group Holdings, whose group companies operate as Fortitude Re, for approximately USD 1.8 Billion. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2020, subject to required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Partners Brad Adderley and Gary Harris advised on the deal.

This transaction furthers AIG's and Carlyle's efforts to stand up Fortitude Re as an independent company and position it as a premier provider of retroactive reinsurance and legacy run-off management solutions for long-dated, complex risks to the global insurance industry. The transaction will enhance Carlyle's ability to support Fortitude Re's growth plans, provide Fortitude Re access to Carlyle's wide array of investment strategies and position it for long-term success. T&D brings additional industry and international expertise to develop Fortitude Re's strategically differentiated capabilities. With the backing of Carlyle, T&D and AIG, Fortitude Re will pursue global opportunities to successfully acquire and manage legacy insurance portfolios.

Hirohisa Uehara, T&D's Representative Director and President, said, "We are really honored to invest in Fortitude Re, which has developed a sophisticated platform for managing life and P&C insurance liabilities. We have longstanding relationships with both AIG and Carlyle, and we believe Fortitude Re's closed book business will contribute significant synergies to our domestic life insurance business as well as diversification of our business portfolio. Additionally, we look forward to supporting Fortitude Re's growth by leveraging our years of experience as a Japanese life insurer."

Appleby Bermuda Partner Brad Adderley commented, "It was a pleasure acting for T&D Holdings in relation to their investment in Fortitude Re and it's an honour to help grow the life market in Bermuda with such an important life reinsurance structure."