M&A
P/C Broker Venbrook Raises $42M in Financing to Help Fund Acquisition
Venbrook Group nailed down $42 million in new financing from Madison Capital Funding, a subsidiary of New York Life, and some of the money has already helped back an acquisition that expands its ...
Third Point Re CEO Equates M&A Practice With Failed Marriages
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd., co-founded by hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb, likened the risk of mergers and acquisitions to picking a spouse without being aware of how much can go wrong. "Just like ...
Aon Expands Cyber Risk Advisory Abilities With Planned Stroz Friedberg Acquisition
Aon plc plans to snatch up a global cyber risk management advisory firm, a move that will allow the broker to beef up its services in a fast-growing sector of the business. An Aon subsidiary is ...
Fitch Ratings Sees More Reinsurance M&A Ahead; S&P Questions the Benefits
Two acquisition deals in recent days may point to a resurgence in reinsurance M&A in the coming months, Fitch Ratings said. But Standard & Poor's said the benefits of more deals may be a ...
Execs to stay at Endurance After SOMPO Completes Acquisition, Pleasing S&P
Japan's SOMPO Holdings Inc.'s may be snatching up up Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. in a $6.3 billion deal, but executives plan to remain with the acquired company, and Standard & Poor's sees ...
SOMPO to Grab Endurance for $6.3 Billion in International Expansion Move
SOMPO Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Bermuda-based insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. for about $6.3 billion, the company's biggest acquisition as it expands further outside of Japan. The ...
AXA CEO Reportedly Denies Plans to Merge With Large Rivals
French insurer AXA has no plans to merge with large rivals, its chief executive told a German newspaper, responding to recent speculation about a possible takeover of Italian peer Generali. "That ...
XL Catlin to Acquire Australian Specialty Underwriting Agency Brooklyn
XL Catlin has announced plans to acquire Sydney-based Brooklyn Underwriting Pty Ltd. and Brooklyn IT Pty Ltd. from Paul Hines, their beneficial owner. The acquisition will be made by an indirect ...