Jeffrey S. MacDonald
Jeffrey S. MacDonald represents global securities issuers, investment funds, and strategic buyers and sellers across industries in connection with mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investments, divestitures, private equity and debt financings, and general corporate and governance matters. With a focus on insurance and financial services industry transactions, Jeff has experience structuring and negotiating private equity-sponsored leveraged buyout transactions, strategic acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, equity and debt portfolio investments, and recapitalizations, and managing the formation, financing, and licensing of new market entrants.
With experience structuring, negotiating, and closing complex acquisitions and divestitures of regulated insurance companies, brokerages, and in-force and run-off blocks of business, Jeff regularly handles major and middle-market insurance company and insurance brokerage transactions and financings and mutual company affiliations, both domestically and in cross-border transactions. In addition to the insurance industry, Jeff also represents clients across the financial services and technology sectors.
Insurance Company Transactions
- Gallatin Point Capital in the initial capitalization for the launch of Victor Insurance Exchange, a reciprocal insurance exchange, to deliver additional US property catastrophe capacity to existing and new policyholders of Victor Insurance Managers subsidiary, International Catastrophe Insurance Managers LLC
- MDAdvantage, a New Jersey based medical professional liability insurance company, in its sale to Mag Mutual Insurance
- Tokio Marine Kiln in the sale of Tokio Marine Highland’s US construction division to Intact Insurance Group USA LLC
- Aegis Financial, a financial marketing organization providing annuity, life insurance, retirement and business solutions to independent insurance professionals, financial advisors and their clients, in its sale to Integrity Marketing Group
- Pie Carrier Holdings in its acquisition of Western Select Insurance, a property/casualty insurance company licensed in Illinois, California, and New York, from a subsidiary of Premia Holdings Ltd.
- The board of directors of NORCAL Mutual Insurance Co., a provider of medical professional liability insurance and risk management solutions to physicians, medical groups, hospitals, clinics, and allied healthcare, in its $450 million sale to ProAssurance Corp.
- Tokio Marine Kiln in the sale of interest in NAS Insurance Services, a managing general agency, to Houston Casualty Company
- Tokio Marine Kiln in its investment in Journey Insurance Company which will focus on offering homeowners’ and commercial residential property insurance in Florida, Texas, and South Carolina
- Tokio Marine Kiln Group in its acquisition of WNC Holding Co, a holding company for insurance service providers
- Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings in the acquisition of United States Sports Insurance Company, a Washington, DC captive of USA Swimming, Inc.
- A New York private equity fund as co-lead investor in connection with $575 million of committed equity investments in Essent Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based startup mortgage guaranty insurer and reinsurer
- Essent Guaranty in its acquisition of an operating platform and related intellectual property from Triad Guaranty
- PartnerRe Ltd. in its strategic acquisition of a significant minority interest in Entitle Insurance Company, a direct to consumer title insurance provider
- Guardian Life Insurance Company in its acquisition of Premier Access Insurance Company, a California-based dental insurer with affiliated clinical and off-shore servicing operations
- Guardian Life Insurance Company in its acquisition of Reed Group Ltd., a leading provider of absence management services
- A New York-based private equity fund in its acquisition of two Rhode Island homeowners insurers through tranched investments of up to $200 million
- A UK insurance company in its assumption of a $100 million run-off block of lead paint business through reinsurance by a Bermuda SPI affiliate, and related policy administration arrangements and senior secured debt financing
- A New York-based private equity fund in its $127.5 million leveraged acquisition of a self-insurance group administration business, and related senior secured debt financing
- United Guaranty Corporation, an AIG affiliate, in the sale of its Israeli mortgage guaranty subsidiary to a leading Israel domiciled insurer
- Tower Group, Inc. in the acquisition of the in-force and renewal personal lines business from One Beacon, including the acquisition of stock subsidiaries and reciprocal exchange administrators and related reinsurance and administrative services arrangements
- A New York private equity fund, as lead investor in the formation and financing of a new Bermuda holding company and the acquisition of Oceanus Reinsurance SA, a Puerto Rico cell reinsurer
- Patrons Mutual and Litchfield Mutual in their affiliation transactions and reinsurance pooling arrangements with State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company
- NLC Insurance in its affiliation transaction and reinsurance pooling arrangements with Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company
- Higham Mutual Fire Insurance Company in the sale of Casco Indemnity to Ohio Mutual Insurance Company
Insurance Agency Transactions
- Aspen Insurance in the sale of its US and UK surety operations to Amynta Group
- GoodWorks Insurance in the sale of Goodworks Financial Group to Assured Partners
- Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited in the $68.4 million sale of AgriLogic Insurance Services, a company which provides crop insurance, risk management, and grain marketing expertise, to CGB Diversified Services, Inc.
- Aspen Insurance Holdings in its acquisition of AgriLogic Insurance Services, a leading national crop insurance managing general agency and consulting business
- Kiln Group Ltd., a UK underwriter, in its equity and mezzanine debt investment in the $102.5 million leveraged acquisition of WNC Insurance Services, a national specialty insurance broker
- GCP Capital Partners in its $57 million leveraged acquisition of Southwest Risk, a Texas wholesale insurance broker, and related senior secured debt financing
- Liberty Mutual Insurance in the sale of its captive commercial lines agency business in three simultaneous transactions to AJ Gallagher & Co., Hub International and USI
- A Chartis Insurance affiliate in the simultaneous acquisition of Maksin Group, a New Jersey student health insurance MGA, and the related acquisitions of Pearce and Pearce and Macori, Inc., two student health insurance brokerage businesses
- G.S. Chapman Insurance in its sale to AJ Gallagher & Co.
- All Risks, Ltd in the sale of Collectibles Insurance Services to Global Indemnity Insurance
- A startup reinsurance broker and risk/capital management adviser in connection with $152.5 million of committed equity investments from a New York-based private equity fund
- GoodWorks Insurance, a startup Connecticut insurance agency, in its formation and initial and follow-on equity and debt financings
- GoodWorks Insurance in its acquisitions of multiple Connecticut and Massachusetts agency businesses, including Scranton and Johnson Insurance Agency; Steffen, James & Finnegan Insurance Agency; New Milford Insurance Agency and F.W. Postemski Insurance Agency
Other Transactions
- Fairview Capital, one of the largest minority-owned investment management firms in the United States, in the sale of a minority ownership stake to New York Life
- Aegis Financial, a financial marketing organization providing annuity, life insurance, retirement and business solutions to independent insurance professionals, financial advisors and their clients, in its sale to Integrity Marketing Group
- The Oregon Insurance Department in connection with its review and approval of the joint venture between Moda Health Plan and Delta Dental of California. DDC invested $152 million of new equity capital for a 49.5% interest in Moda Health Plan’s parent company
- East Rock Capital in its equity co-investment in the acquisition by Global Atlantic (through a $9 billion reinsurance transaction) of Talcott Resolution’s fixed annuity business from The Hartford
- Sirius Global Solutions in the sale and proposed redomestication of Ashmere Insurance Company, a broadly-licensed Illinois domestic shell company.
- A New York-based private equity fund in the formation and financing of a credit card collections law firm roll-up vehicle and related services company, and the leveraged acquisition of three leading national collections firms
- A UK investment bank in its sale of a US-based broker-dealer
- A Massachusetts registered investment advisor, in its $100 million sale to a French multinational bank
- Renaissance Investment Group, a Massachusetts registered investment advisor, in its sale to Legacy Bank
- A New York-based private equity fund in the $85 million senior secured debt recapitalization of a portfolio company and related dividend, holding company formation, share exchange and $70 million delayed draw acquisition financing for a leveraged follow-on acquisition
- An international credit card company in its $21 million acquisition of a financial services industry research and advisory business
- A Connecticut-based multinational insurance and financial services company in strategic acquisition of a distributor of annuities and other financial products, as well as preferred equity investments, in two early-stage insurance industry technology companies
- A French multinational insurance company in the acquisition of an Ohio-based engineering and risk management consulting business
- A healthcare industry software development company in its Delaware reincorporation, preferred stock financings and software licensing arrangements
- 1998年 Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor)
- 1995年 Dickinson College (Bachelor of Arts)
- New York
- Connecticut
- US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Ranked, Corporate/M&A, Connecticut, Chambers USA (2018, 2019, 2022–2025)
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Hartford (2023–2026)
Rising Star, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2014, 2017–2023)
Rising Star, IFLR1000 United States (2018, 2019)
