Leading Investors Capitalize New Insurance Advisor

Insurance Intermediary and Capital Markets Advisory Firms Combine to Revolutionize the Intersection of Insurance Industry and Capital Markets

NEW YORK, January 10, 2014

Vanbridge Holdings Ltd., a leading insurance intermediary and capital advisory firm with offices in New York and Bermuda, is pleased to announce its capitalization by a group of esteemed financial service investors. This group includes V.J. Dowling, KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., investment funds managed by Stone Point Capital, and Alvarez & Marsal Capital. The strategic partnership brings together Sharebridge Private Equity Consolidated, Inc., a specialty insurance intermediary serving private equity and hedge fund clients, and Vanbridge LLC, a newly formed advisory boutique focusing on the convergence of the insurance industry and capital markets.

Vanbridge combines within a single firm the expertise and capability to execute across the spectrum of traditional (re)insurance and capital markets. This unique Vanbridge team is well positioned to occupy a critical niche in these evolving markets.

Investor, V.J. Dowling

Vanbridge Holdings provides innovative products and services at the intersection of the insurance, private equity, and hedge fund industries. Its offerings cater to the specific needs of private equity funds and their portfolio companies, including insurance and employee benefit programs tailored to these industries. The company also specializes in transaction solutions, the origination and management of (re)insurance-related principal opportunities for investors, as well as (re)insurance-related advisory and product development services.

Leading the team at Vanbridge Holdings is CEO Philip V. Moyles Jr., formerly the CEO of Sharebridge Private Equity Consolidated, Inc. The Executive Committee includes co-founders Donald M. Callahan, Kenneth R. Pierce, and Michael Salem, who bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise in the insurance, capital markets, and hedge fund industries.

We are thrilled to have such a distinguished group of strategic investors to provide us support and resources in fulfilling our mission. Vanbridge will bridge the traditional insurance industry and capital markets to better serve clients who have been unable to tap into the best aspects of both.

Philip V. Moyles Jr., CEO of Vanbridge Holdings

Dowling & Hales, LLC, together with its broker-dealer affiliate, Hales Securities, LLC, acted as the exclusive advisor to the lead investors in this groundbreaking partnership.

About Vanbridge:

Vanbridge Holdings Ltd. is a dynamic intermediary and capital advisory firm that provides services to private equity funds, hedge funds, insurers, reinsurers, and banks. With a focus on the intersection of the insurance industry and capital markets, Vanbridge offers tailored solutions and expertise to meet the evolving needs of its valued clients.