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White Mountains’s Majority Investment in TRANZACT

October 15, 2014

On October 13, 2014, TRANZACT and White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (“White Mountains”) announced that White Mountains has made a majority investment in TRANZACT, a leading provider of end‑to‑end customer acquisition solutions to the insurance sector. White Mountains acquired approximately 63% of TRANZACT for a purchase price of $178 million, representing an enterprise value of approximately $280 million. Cravath represented White Mountains in this transaction.

The Cravath team was led by partners Ting S. Chen and Philip A. Gelston and included associates Wesley C. Bell and Brendan M. Cottington on M&A matters; partner Christopher K. Fargo and associate Andrew Carlon on tax matters; practice area attorney M. C. Tania Balthazaar and associate Matthew J. Bobby on executive compensation and benefits matters; and associate Benjamin D. Landry on intellectual property matters.

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  • Corporate
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Tax
  • Executive Compensation and Benefits
  • Intellectual Property
  • Financial Services and Insurance

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Ting S. Chen
Title
Corporate
Title
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

    Admitted In

    • New York
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    Christopher K. Fargo
    Title
    Tax
    Title
    Partner
    Email
    cfargo@cravath.com
    Phone
    +1-212-474-1236
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      Education

      • J.D., 2006, Columbia Law School
        Harlan Fiske Stone; Michael Lynne Scholar
      • B.A., 2003, Boston College
        Honors Program, cum laude

      Admitted In

      • New York
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      Philip A. Gelston
      Title
      Corporate
      Title
      Retired Partner
      Email
      pgelston@cravath.com
      Phone
      +1-212-474-1548
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        Education

        • 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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