RiverStone International, the reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has opened a Bermuda office, led by David Rocke. Rocke, who joined the company on 1 February 2022 as managing director, has been a resident of Bermuda since 2006. Rocke has more than 25 years of experience in insurance and reinsurance legacy mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with a specific focus on transactions in Bermuda, the UK and the US. Prior to joining RiverStone, Rocke held the position of executive vice-president of M&A at Enstar. In this role, he had a specialist focus on M&A projects and was responsible for numerous acquisition transactions. Commenting on his new appointment, Rocke says: “RiverStone International has a well-deserved reputation in the legacy space and has been expanding at a rapid pace. I am thrilled to be joining at a time when the Bermuda and wider markets are presenting fantastic opportunities and I am looking forward to working with Luke and the team.” Luke Tanzer, CEO of RiverStone International, says: “We are delighted to welcome David to our group. He brings a wealth of market experience and will be central to the development of our Bermuda platform and achievement of our international growth plans.”
