Simpson Thacher Represents AXIS Capital in Connection with the Sale by Stone Point Capital of its Remaining Stake in AXIS

The Firm is representing AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. (“AXIS Capital”) in connection with the sale by Stone Point Capital LLC’s Trident II, L.P. and related entities (“Trident”) of its remaining stake in AXIS Capital. AXIS Capital priced its secondary share offering of nearly 2.74 million shares at $39.50 per share, a value of approximately $108 million. Upon completion of this offering, Trident will no longer own any of AXIS Capital’s common shares.

AXIS Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2012 of $5.8 billion and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Canada, Australia and Latin America.

The Simpson Thacher team includes Gary Horowitz, Lesley Peng, Louis Pastor and Grant Manning.

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