Benjamin Nixon is a partner in the Corporate & Financial Services Department and Co-Chair of the Insurance Capital Markets practice. Mr. Nixon's focus includes capital market transactions, including representing issuers and investment banks in registered offerings, Rule 144A/Reg S offering, private placements, and tender and exchange offers.
Benjamin is recognized by Chambers USA (2025) in the category of Insurance: Transactional & Regulatory (New York).
Experience
Benjamin has advised on the following selected matters:
- Rule 144A P-Caps offerings for Equitable, Globe Life, MetLife, Prudential, RGA and Vistra
- Rule 144A/Reg S offerings of debt securities for Accident Fund, American Family, Global Atlantic, Kuvare, Protective Life, Ohio National and Securian
- Registered senior notes offerings for Allstate, Assured Guaranty, CNO, Equitable, Hannover and MetLife
- Registered subordinated debentures offerings for Allstate, CNO Equitable, MetLife and Prudential
- Registered preferred stock and depositary share offerings for Allstate, Equitable and MetLife
- Registered common stock and common equity unit offerings for MetLife
- Rule 144A/Reg S surplus note offerings for Guardian, Mutual of Omaha, New York Life, Northwestern Mutual, Ohio National, Penn Mutual, TIAA and Western & Southern
- Offerings of funding agreement-backed notes involving American National, CNO, Corebridge, Equitable, Fidelity & Guaranty, Guardian, Jackson, Lincoln, MetLife, National Life, New York Life, Northwestern Mutual, Pacific Life, Protective Life, Prudential, Global Atlantic and United of Omaha and Western & Southern
- Establishing funding agreement-backed commercial paper programs for Equitable, Jackson, MetLife, New York Life, Northwestern Mutual, Pacific Life, Protective Life and MetLife
Credentials
Education
Fordham University School of Law, LL.M., 2006 Queen's University Belfast, LL.B., 2004 Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen's University Belfast, C.P.L.S, Barrister, 2005