"Nippon Life Completes $10.6 Billion Acquisition of Resolution Life with Ashurst's Legal Expertise"

Global law firm Ashurst advised Nippon Life on the completion of its acquisition of Resolution Life. This transaction involved Nippon Life consolidating its ownership interest by acquiring the remaining shares from Resolution Life’s investment limited partnership, valued at $10.6 billion. Ashurst acted as the lead Australian legal adviser on the initial acquisition agreement. The transaction marked a significant milestone for both Nippon Life, Japan's largest life insurance company by revenue, and Resolution Life, a global life insurance group specializing in reinsurance and the acquisition and management of life insurance portfolios. The deal highlighted the growing scale and sophistication of cross-border M&A activity between Japan and Australia, emphasizing the importance of global strategic partnerships. The Ashurst legal team included: **Corporate Transactions** - Partners: Natsuko Ogawa, Con Tzerefos, Rehana Box, Miriam Kleiner - Senior Associates: Shojeeb Alam, Alex McLeish, Zach McLoughlin, Alexandra Nash - Associates: Ayumi Shimada, Cameron Huson, Jeremy Waite, Huiling Mah, Wrijoy Chowdhury, Phoebe Phan, Emma LeFevre, Vien Siu, Kevin Wu, Amy Huang **Competition** - Partners: Ross Zaurrini, Tihana Zuk - Counsel: Rowan Kendall - Senior Associates: Kailun Ji, Veronica Murdoch, Candice Upfold - Associate: Aroon Parthasarathy **Dispute Resolution** - Partners: Lorraine Hui, James Clarke - Counsel: Judy Reid - Senior Associate: Dario Aloe - Associates: Georgia Couter, Sarah Phillips, Patrick Ryan, Caitlin Terrey, Caitlin Kalaja **Employment** - Partner: Jane Harvey - Counsel: Emilie Maddox - Associates: Elizabeth Melsom, Molly Pearse **Digital Economy Transactions** - Partners: Emma Butler, Andrew Craig - Counsel: Caroline Hogan - Senior Associate: Erin Kirker - Associate: Yii Huei Phang **IP/Media** - Partner: Kellech Smith - Associates: Giulia Falvo, Nikola Cinque, Leah Alysandratos **Real Estate** - Partner: Jason Cornwall-Jones - Senior Associates: Jake Saccardo, Jack Kelly - Associate: Alexandra Hewett **Global Loans** - Partner: Campbell Johnston - Senior Associate: Nathan Hansen-Thorpe **Global Markets** - Partner: Caroline Smart - Senior Associate: Charles Chiu **Finance Regulatory** - Partner: Hong-Viet Nguyen - Senior Associate: Kim Yen Nguyen **Tax** - Partner: Ian Kellock **Planning, Access and Environment** - Associate: Dina Sabeta The Ashurst Risk Advisory team included: - Partner: Philip Hardy - Partners: Chris Baker, John Macpherson, Sonia Haque-Vatcher, Elena Lambros, Steven Blackburn, Jonathan Perkinson, Avideep Agarwal, Gwladys Ngo Tedga Yagla, Kat Conner - Directors: Andy Abeya, John Moore, Nayeem Mahmud, Michael Duggan, Kieran Francis, Khoon Leng Cheng, Andrew Karam - Executives: Hasitha Perera, Ashley Davison, Meg Whelan, Chandni Dave, Joseph Seliong, Jonathan Chan, Sanjay Vinoharan, Vanessa Noakes, Lauren Soon, Cathy Kim, Fiona Yau, Flora Zhang The Ashurst Advance team included: - Director: Anthony O'Connor - Counsel: Gaby Stach - Senior Associate: Marta McCormack - Associates: Claudia Wyer, Vanessa Mylrea, Niall Skelton - Senior Managers: Lara Peralta, Stefanie Bligh, Craig Morris - Managers: Josh Williams, Jane Zhao

"Nippon Life Completes $10.6 Billion Acquisition of Resolution Life with Ashurst's Legal Expertise"

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