Kirkland & Ellis advised on the formation of Resolution Life Group Holdings (RLGH), an insurance holding company focused on investing in legacy life insurance portfolios. RLGH secured commitments in excess of $3 billion from a broad mix of global institutional investors.

The team was led by investment funds partners Christopher Braunack and Richard Watkins and included investment funds associates Alex Brodkin, Feni Ajumogobia, Tosin Adeyeri, Joanne Mak, Yushra Raheem, Saleem Richmond and Candice Kwok; regulatory partner Scott Moehrke and associate Caleb Hanlon; banking regulatory of counsel Julie Kunetka; and tax partners Patrick Gallagher, Mike Beinus and Meredith Levy.

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