Usman A. Sawar

Mr. Sawar’s experience since joining Skadden includes advising:

• Blackstone on the establishment of Syndicate 2478, a reinsurance syndicate at Lloyd’s that will be a multiyear participant on AIG’s outwards reinsurance program. Syndicate 2478 will be supported by third-party capital from funds managed by Blackstone through the London Bridge 2 PCC structure and Blackstone will act as investment manager for syndicate assets

Mr. Sawar’s experience prior to joining Skadden includes advising:

• Close Brothers on the sale of Close Brothers Asset Management to Oaktree
• Redrow Plc on the recommended all-share offer for the combination of Redrow Plc and Barratt Developments plc
• HomeServe plc on a recommended acquisition by Brookfield Infrastructure
• the U.K. Department for Leveling Up Housing and Communities on the government-backed professional indemnity insurance scheme for external wall system assessors
• Aviva on the disposal of its:
  • Vietnam business to Manulife
  • Singapore business to a consortium led by Singapore Life Ltd.
  • Indonesian business to PT Astra International Tbk
• Blackstone Tactical Opportunities on its investment in Ki (the first fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s syndicate)
• Global Risk Partners on a major investment by Searchlight Capital
• Standard Life Aberdeen on the sale of its insurance business to Phoenix Group Holdings

Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Sawar spent several years practising at a Magic Circle law firm in London.