Kirkland Advises KKR-Backed Integrated Specialty Coverages on Sale to Onex
Kirkland & Ellis advised global investment firm KKR and its portfolio company Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC) on the sale of ISC to fellow global investment firm Onex. ISC is a tech-enabled insurance platform dedicated to designing, underwriting, and distributing insurance solutions. Since KKR's initial investment in 2021, ISC has scaled into an industry-leading platform driven by targeted investments in technology and data, and expansion of its specialty retail and wholesale capabilities. The transaction was announced September 18, 2025.
The Kirkland team included corporate lawyers Jen Perkins, Andrew Arons, Colin Zelicof, Giorgia Nagalli and Deb Kotkin; insurance transactions lawyer Rajab Abbassi; insurance regulatory lawyer Parimah Hassouri; debt finance lawyers Adam Shapiro, Taylor Andrews and Samantha Balanevsky; tax lawyers Mike Beinus and Vivek Ratnam and Jeremy Miller; and executive compensation lawyers Scott Price, David Branham and Anthony Ji.
