
Insurance
M&A
Private Equity
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets
Reinsurance
Amanda M. Todd is a Partner at Sidley Austin, based in Chicago. She co-leads the firm's global Insurance practice and the M&A and Private Equity group. Amanda specializes in the insurance industry, focusing on transactional matters, including M&A and reinsurance transactions. She is recognized as a leading insurance corporate lawyer in the U.S., with rankings in Chambers USA for Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory. Amanda has been instrumental in structuring innovative carve-out M&A transactions and represents major insurance companies and financial institutions. Her dedication to clients and exceptional service have earned her numerous accolades, including the Law360 Insurance “MVP” and Lexology’s “Client Choice Award” for Insurance and Reinsurance.
Amanda Todd's representative experience includes advising:
M&A and Reinsurance
Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
Insurance and Reserve Financing

- Symetra Life Insurance Company acquired the target/assets from Dearborn Group in a acquisition on 2025-06-30. - Deal value was 11000000000 (source: AI Estimation) Sector: Insurance; Location: USA. - Acquirer-side legal counsel was not specified.
Jun 30 2025
4B
M&A
Partner
2017 – Unknown
Director Network Capital Finance and Strategic Analysis
2016 – 2017
Manager Network Business Strategy
2012 – 2016
Business Development Network Planner
2011 – 2012
Financial Analysis Manager

- National Western Life Group, Inc. acted as the seller in this Acquisition transaction. - The divestment involved assets operating in the Insurance sector. - The transaction was announced on 09 Oct 2023 with a reported value of 19000000000.0.
Oct 09 2023
2B
M&A
Oct 9

2 min
2008 – 2009
Audit Project Manager
2006 – 2008
Network Finance
2002 – 2006
Senior Financial Analyst
2009 – 2011