Ironshore boosts Americas M&A cover capacity to $150m; hires team

Bermuda-based Ironshore has expanded its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) capabilities with a team of new hires in the Americas and extended cover capacity.

The company has increased business line capacity to $150 million for mergers and acquisitions cover. In addition, a team of five executives has been appointed to its M&A group in New York.

David Kavanagh joins as vice president and senior production specialist. He was previously an attorney with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson.

Sean Harrigan, who joins from Baker & Hostetler, will serve as the vice president and senior production specialist.

Alexander Pavlou and Dana Gambro have been appointed as production specialists, and Christopher Bays as production counsel.

Andrea Tsoulogiannis joins the Toronto team as assistant vice president and production specialist. Christina Merry del Val will be based in company's Miami office, serving Latin America and the Caribbean as specialty line manager.

"Ironshore has more than doubled its dedicated team of professionals within the mergers and acquisitions group in the Americas since the division was formed in mid-2016," said Rowan Bamford, global head of mergers and acquisitions and Tax Insurance.

"We have significantly enhanced the Ironshore footprint in the region by appointing experienced specialists in Ironshore offices to meet client demand within the US, Canadian and Latin American markets."

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