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White Mountains’s $2.2 Billion Sale of Sirius to CMI

July 27, 2015

On July 27, 2015, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd. to CM International Holding PTE Ltd., the Singapore‑based investment arm of China Minsheng Investment Corp., Ltd. (“CMI”). Cravath represented White Mountains Insurance Group in connection with this transaction. The purchase price will be paid in cash in an amount equal to 127.3% of Sirius’s closing‑date tangible common shareholder’s equity plus $10 million. Based on Sirius’s tangible common shareholder’s equity of $1.748 billion at December 31, 2014, the purchase price would be approximately $2.235 billion.

The Cravath team was led by partners Philip A. Gelston and Ting S. Chen and included associate Steven Y. Li on M&A matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers, practice area attorney M. C. Tania Balthazaar and associate Matthew J. Bobby on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Stephen L. Gordon on tax matters; partner David J. Kappos and associate Nicholas A. Jackson on intellectual property matters; practice area attorney Gary R. Eisenman on real estate matters; and associate Jesse M. Weiss on antitrust matters. Summer associates Valerie E. Ogbonnaya‑Wood and Lourdes Pantin also worked on M&A matters and intellectual property matters, respectively.

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Ting S. Chen
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Corporate
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Partner
Email
tchen@cravath.com
Phone
+1-212-474-1794
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    Education

    • J.D., 2006, Stanford Law School
    • A.B., 2003, Harvard College
      Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude

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    • New York
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    Eric W. Hilfers
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    Executive Compensation and Benefits
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    Partner
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    ehilfers@cravath.com
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    +1-212-474-1352
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      • J.D., 1998, University of Chicago Law School
        with Honors
      • A.B., 1995, Princeton University

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      • New York
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      David J. Kappos
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      Corporate
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      Partner
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      dkappos@cravath.com
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      +1-212-474-1168
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        • J.D., 1990, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
        • B.S., 1983, University of California, Davis
          summa cum laude

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        • New York
        • California
        • District of Columbia
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        Philip A. Gelston
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        Corporate
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        Retired Partner
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        pgelston@cravath.com
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          • J.D., 1977, Harvard Law School
            Sears Prize, magna cum laude
          • A.B., 1974, Harvard College
            Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude
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          Stephen L. Gordon
          Title
          Tax
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          Retired Partner
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          gordon@cravath.com
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            • J.D., 1981, Harvard Law School
              cum laude
            • A.B., 1978, Cornell University
              cum laude

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