Latham & Watkins Advises Odyssey Investment Partners in SIAA Investment

SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance), the nation's leading alliance of independent insurance agencies, has announced that Odyssey Investment Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm with a successful track record in insurance services, has partnered with the SIAA management team to acquire the Company.

Latham & Watkins LLP represents Odyssey Investment Partners in the transaction with a corporate deal team led by New York partners John Giouroukakis and Paul Kukish and counsel Michael Vardanian, with associates Molly Ryan, Daniel Williams, Anika Amin, and Joshua Meyer. Advice was also provided on tax matters by New York partner Jocelyn Noll, with associate Chris Ohlgart; on finance matters by New York partner Joshua Tinkelman, with associate Louis Quagliato; on benefits and employment matters by New York partner Bradd Williamson and Chicago partner Nineveh Alkhas, with associates Megan Alessi, Laura Waller, and Anne Bracaglia; on insurance matters by Los Angeles partner Drew Levin, with associate Harrison White; on intellectual property matters by New York partner Jeffrey Tochner and Orange County counsel David Kuiper, with associate Meredith Ward; on real estate matters by New York counsel Betsy Mukamal, with associate Joanna Kamhi; on environmental matters by New York counsel David Langer; and on antitrust matters by Washington, D.C. partner Jason Cruise and counsel Patrick English.