Jennifer Tait

Willkie advised Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited in connection with a secondary SEC-registered public offering by certain of its shareholders (including CVC, Crestview, Travelers and ADIA) of 9 million common shares at a price of $16.00 per common share on the New York Stock Exchange. The underwriters fully exercised their option to buy an additional 1.35 million common shares from the selling shareholders, for a total deal value of $165 million. The Willkie team was led by partners Joseph Ferraro and Jennifer Tait, supported by partners Arthur Lynch and Jane Scobie on tax matters, with associates Ida Nizankowska-Polus, Snaebjorn Olafsson and Dillon Siebert.

May 22

1 min

Willkie is advising CMA CGM Group on its more than $1 billion acquisition of an approximate 48% stake in Santos Brasil Participações S/A, the leading terminal operator in Brazil, from funds managed by Opportunity. On September 23, CMA CGM, a global leader in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, announced that it signed an agreement to acquire the stake in Santos Brasil and will launch a public offer on the remaining shares following the completion of the acquisition. Santos Brasil operates five terminals in Brazil, including the largest container terminal in the South America, as well as three logistics facilities. The acquisition of Santos Brasil marks significant milestone in CMA CGM’s global port development strategy, reinforcing its position as a leading global multi-user terminal operator with investments in approximately 60 terminals worldwide. The Willkie team is led by partners Daniel Hurstel, Gabriel Flandin and Annette Péron, and includes partners Faustine Viala, Anna Martini G. Pereira and Jennifer Tait and associates Marie Aubard and Maud Boukhris.

Sep 30

1 min

Willkie advised Convex Group Limited ("Convex Group"), a global specialty insurance and reinsurance group, in connection with its inaugural Tier 2 regulatory capital bond offering in the London Regulation S market. The offering consisted of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.500% Fixed Rate Reset Callable Subordinated Notes due 2046 (the "Notes"), which were issued on January 21, 2026. The Notes were structured to receive Tier 2 solvency capital treatment under the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s Group Supervision and Eligible Capital Rules. The Notes are listed on the International Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange and were offered to institutional investors outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. Convex Group intends to use the majority of the net proceeds from this offering to support its long-term capital structure and strategic independence, as well as to finance a share repurchase in connection with recent equity investments by Onex Corporation and American Insurance Group (AIG). The Willkie team was led by partner Jennifer Tait and included associate Snaebjorn Olafsson and trainee solicitor Ellen Gribben in London. Partner Isaac Silverstein and counsel Catherine Harrington in New York provided U.S. tax advice. Partner Jane Scobie and associate Ashley Jamali in London provided U.K. tax advice. Partners Allison Tam and Andrew Tromans in New York and London and associate Melisa Khajaei in New York provided insurance regulatory advice and associates Rowan Khanna and Kari Prochaska in London supported on financial regulatory and data protection matters, respectively.

Jan 26

1 min

Willkie advised Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Sunrise Medical, a world leader in advanced assistive mobility solutions, from Nordic Capital. The firm also advised Platinum on financing for the transaction. Sunrise Medical develops, designs, manufactures, and distributes manual and power wheelchairs, power assist products, pediatric and geriatric therapeutic devices, mobility scooters, seating and positioning systems as well as daily living aids and other home medical equipment. Headquartered in Malsch, Germany, with North American headquarters in Fresno, California, Sunrise Medical has manufacturing facilities in the United States, Mexico, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and China. Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with more than $48 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 50 operating companies. The Willkie deal team was led by partner Nils Röver with partners Gavin Gordon and Michael Ilter, counsel Jacob Ahme and associate William Buchanan. The team also included counsel Sebastian Brenner and associates Nils Bock, Denise Kammerer and Jasper Wentz. The financing was led by partners Cristopher Greer, Daniel Gendron and Jennifer Tait, and included partner David Griffiths, counsel Timothy Sawyer, associate Alec Young and trainee solicitor Theodora Oancea.

Jun 11

1 min

Willkie represented an ad hoc group of senior secured noteholders in the financial restructuring of AFE S.A. SICAV-RAIF, a specialist European non-performing loan and real estate investment firm affiliated with Veld Capital (formerly AnaCap Credit). Willkie advised the holders of €307.5 million Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2024 in connection with the comprehensive recapitalization and refinancing of AFE’s capital structure along with the acquisition of AFE by AGG Capital Management Limited, a subsidiary of Arrow Global Group, and certain Noteholders. On February 9, AFE announced  the successful completion of the recapitalization and refinancing transactions after having received consents from the holders of more than 95% of the Notes to implement the transactions on December 21. The restructuring involved the extension of the maturity of the Notes, new term loan facilities totaling €132.9 million, the issuance of approximately €35.7 million in aggregate principal amount of additional Notes, and an equity transfer of the AFE Group to certain Noteholders and funds managed by AGG. The Willkie team in London was led by partners Graham Lane and Jason Taylor, and included partners Jennifer Tait, Gavin Gordon, Jane Scobie, Komal Raina and David Griffiths, along with associates Celine Buttanshaw, Chiraag Thadani, Carson Lau, Alec Young, Megan Gairns, Snaebjorn Olafsson and Ashley Jamali and trainee solicitor Caitlin Smith.

Feb 9

1 min