Goldman Sachs and Talcott closed a $1bn Bermuda reinsurance sidecar, West Grove Re, to fund US annuity growth via private credit strategies.
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Talcott Financial Group and Goldman Sachs have closed an approximately $1 billion capital raise for West Grove Re, Ltd, a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance sidecar. The vehicle will take a quota share of certain Talcott-sourced US annuities, a structure meant to let the life insurer scale its re/insurance platform without tying up more of its own balance sheet.
Equity commitments come from Talcott, Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management (AWM) and its clients, alongside a credit facility. Sixth Street, which acquired Talcott in 2021, enables the sidecar through the firm's open architecture asset management model.
Goldman Sachs AWM will act as investment manager for private asset strategies within West Grove Re. Other third-party managers are expected to handle the remainder of the portfolio. Talcott will provide support services across actuarial, finance, compliance and risk functions.
Talcott CEO Imran Siddiqui said the sidecar broadens access to liabilities with varied costs of capital while staying true to the platform built since the Sixth Street acquisition. He pointed to Goldman's client capital access and private asset origination franchise as validation of Talcott's underwriting and risk management approach.
Vivek Bantwal, Global Co-Head of Private Credit at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, said the firm's private credit business brings a rigorous credit selection process, a deep sourcing funnel through the investment bank, and expertise in markets and risk management to the partnership.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Kennedys Law LLP, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised Talcott. Goldman Sachs Global Banking and Markets acted as financial advisor to Goldman, with Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Appleby (Bermuda) Limited as legal advisors.
The deal extends Goldman's push into insurance-linked strategies and private credit, an area Wall Street banks have targeted as a growth line. For Talcott, it follows the 2021 acquisition by Sixth Street and adds a fresh source of capital to fund annuity growth. West Grove Re is expected to begin deploying capital in the current quarter. See how Goldman Sachs (GS) scores on AlphaScala's metrics alongside broader stock market analysis.
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