Brian J. Fahrney

Financial Services and Insurance Sectors

• Arthur J. Gallagher in its acquisition of AssuredPartners from GTCR for US$13.4 billion.
• Arthur J. Gallagher in its terminated US$3.57 billion acquisition of certain Willis Towers Watson operations, and subsequent acquisition of Willis Re for US$3.25 billion.
• GE Capital in its US$12 billion sale of Antares Capital to CPPIB.
• Western & Southern Financial in its US$1.55 billion acquisition of Gerber Life Insurance Company from Nestle SA.
• Mastercard in its US$825 million acquisition of Finicity.
• Synchrony Financial in its US$19 billion split-off from GE Capital.
• Kemper Corporation in its US$1.6 billion acquisition of Infinity Property and Casualty Company.
• United Insurance Holdings in its strategic merger with American Coastal Insurance, creating a US$1 billion premium company.
• Ohio National Mutual Holdings in a sponsored demutualization transaction with Constellation Insurance Holdings.
• Various capital markets transactions for Western & Southern Life, United Fire, Ohio National, Aflac, Principal Financial, and CNA Financial.

Industrial, Mining, and Business Services Sectors

• Allkem Limited in its US$10.6 billion merger of equals with Livent Corporation.
• Cubic Corporation in its US$3.0 billion sale to Veritas Capital and an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management.
• GE in its US$5.4 billion sale of GE Appliances to Haier.
• Aon in the US$4.8 billion sale of its benefits administration platform to Blackstone Group.
• Jervois Mining in its acquisition of Freeport Cobalt from KCHL.
• BorgWarner in its US$1.2 billion acquisition of Remy International.
• GE in its US$3.1 billion acquisition of Dresser, Inc. from private equity sponsors.

Real Estate and Gaming Sectors

• CNL Hotels & Resorts in its US$6.6 billion sale to Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund V and Ashford Hospitality Trust.
• Churchill Downs in acquisitions of gaming properties, including those valued at US$2.5 billion from Peninsula Pacific Entertainment.
• Jones Lang LaSalle in its US$2 billion merger with HFF.
• Churchill Downs in the US$990 million sale of Big Fish Games to Aristocrat Leisure.

Consumer, Retail, and Agriculture Sectors

• Coty, Inc. in reviewing a US$1.75 billion tender offer by an affiliate of JAB Partners.
• Cabela's in its US$5.5 billion sale to Bass Pro Shops.
• Coty, Inc. in a US$750 million majority equity investment in Younique LLC.
• Viterra BV in its US$1.1 billion acquisition of the Gavilon grains and ingredients business from Marubeni Corp.
• Bank of America/Merrill Lynch as lead arranger of transaction financing for ConAgra Foods' acquisition of Ralcorp.
• Glencore in its US$370 million sale of Dakota Growers Pasta Company to Post Holdings.