Kirkland Advises SiriusPoint on IMG’s Acquisition of World Nomads

Kirkland & Ellis advised global specialty insurer and reinsurer SiriusPoint Ltd. (NYSE: SPNT) on the acquisition by its wholly owned subsidiary International Medical Group (“IMG”), a leader in global insurance benefits and assistance services, of World Nomads, a division of Australian health insurer, nib Group. With approximately $40 million of gross written premium, World Nomads is a well-respected global travel insurance and lifestyle brand offering products and services globally. The transaction is expected to close on the purchase of a majority of the World Nomads group in the second or third quarter of 2026, and a final closing is expected to occur in the second half of 2027, in each case subject to receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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The Kirkland team included corporate lawyer Rajab Abbassi and Hunter Kodama; technology & IP transactions lawyer Joanna Schlingbaum; and tax lawyer Polina Liberman.