August 5, 2025
Willkie is advising Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. in its definitive agreement with KKR and Global Atlantic under which Japan Post will invest $2 billion in a new vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic.
On July 30, Willkie client Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with KKR & Co. Inc. and Global Atlantic, a leading provider of retirement security and investment solutions, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, under which Japan Post Insurance will invest $2 billion in a new vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic.
Japan Post Insurance’s commitment is over 50% of the new vehicle, which is expected to have access to Global Atlantic’s insurance, reinsurance and strategic activity, and to commence operations in the first half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals. This transaction marks an additional investment by Japan Post Insurance in a vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic and is a part of the strategic partnership that Japan Post Insurance, KKR, and Global Atlantic announced in June 2023, with which Willkie also assisted.
Japan Post Insurance is a Japanese life insurance company that offers a range of life insurance products, with a focus on individual life insurance, such as endowment insurance and whole life insurance.
The Willkie team was led by partners Sean Ewen, Alexander Dye, Matthew Stern, Arthur Lynch, Isaac Silverstein, Stephanie Duchene and Mark Vandehaar and included associates Theodore Witt, Margaret O’Brien, Dana Lake, Peter Bonenfant, Joshua Baskin and Devin Ralston.
On July 30, Willkie client Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with KKR & Co. Inc. and Global Atlantic, a leading provider of retirement security and investment solutions, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of KKR, under which Japan Post Insurance will invest $2 billion in a new vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic.
Japan Post Insurance’s commitment is over 50% of the new vehicle, which is expected to have access to Global Atlantic’s insurance, reinsurance and strategic activity, and to commence operations in the first half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals. This transaction marks an additional investment by Japan Post Insurance in a vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic and is a part of the strategic partnership that Japan Post Insurance, KKR, and Global Atlantic announced in June 2023, with which Willkie also assisted.
Japan Post Insurance is a Japanese life insurance company that offers a range of life insurance products, with a focus on individual life insurance, such as endowment insurance and whole life insurance.
The Willkie team was led by partners Sean Ewen, Alexander Dye, Matthew Stern, Arthur Lynch, Isaac Silverstein, Stephanie Duchene and Mark Vandehaar and included associates Theodore Witt, Margaret O’Brien, Dana Lake, Peter Bonenfant, Joshua Baskin and Devin Ralston.
