Sidley represented Phoenix Merchant Partners, an independent investment firm providing broad financing solutions to the middle-market universe of companies, in its first ever transaction, an innovative financing to Gryphon Holdings, a company involved in quota share non-catastrophic property and casualty reinsurance services. The financing marked the official launch of the Phoenix private credit and lending solutions platform, and provides for the capitalization of the company’s balance sheet and the future growth of its reinsurance program. The Sidley team is led by David Form (Investment Funds) and Michael Devins (Financial Institutions – Insurance), and includes Alexi Poretz and Andrew Holland (Financial Institutions – Insurance); Noam Waltuch (Tax); and Jean Wenjing Liang (Investment Funds).~~Sidley represented Phoenix Merchant Partners, an independent investment firm providing broad financing solutions to the middle-market universe of companies, in its first ever transaction, an innovative financing to Gryphon Holdings, a company involved in quota share non-catastrophic property and casualty reinsurance services. The financing marked the official launch of the Phoenix private credit and lending solutions platform, and provides for the capitalization of the company’s balance sheet and the future growth of its reinsurance program. The Sidley team is led by David Form (Investment Funds) and Michael Devins (Financial Institutions – Insurance), and includes Alexi Poretz and Andrew Holland (Financial Institutions – Insurance); Noam Waltuch (Tax); and Jean Wenjing Liang (Investment Funds).