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Symetra Life’s Surplus Notes Offering

August 11, 2025

Cravath represented Symetra Life Insurance Company (“Symetra Life”) in connection with its $500 million 144A/Reg. S surplus notes offering. Symetra Life is a wholly owned subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a financial services company in the life insurance industry. The transaction closed on July 24, 2025.

The Cravath team included partner Joseph D. Zavaglia and associates Kathryn Kennedy Bleday, Alexander J. A. Burger and Jaclyn A. S. Dietz on capital markets matters; partner Arvind Ravichandran and associates Chloe Amarilla and Jonathan Minion on tax matters; and partner Matthew J. Bobby and associate Oscar Porter on executive compensation and benefits matters.

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Name
Joseph D. Zavaglia
Title
Corporate
Title
Partner
Email
jzavaglia@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1724
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    Education

    • J.D., 2004, Brooklyn Law School
      Valedictorian, summa cum laude
    • B.B.A., 2001, College of Insurance
      cum laude

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Matthew J. Bobby
    Title
    Executive Compensation and Benefits
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    mbobby@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1128
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      Education

      • J.D., 2012, Harvard Law School
        magna cum laude
      • M.A., 2009, University of Pennsylvania
      • B.A., 2009, University of Pennsylvania
        Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

      Admitted In

      • New York

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      Cravath represented Symetra Financial Corporation in connection with its $250 million 144A/Reg S. senior notes offering. Symetra Financial Corporation is a financial services company in the life insurance industry. The transaction closed on April 3, 2024.

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