Allianz Privately Mulls Counteroffer for The Hartford After Chubb’s Offer March 28, 2021 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Aaron Kirchfeld Chubb Ltd.’s $23 billion takeover offer for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has prompted Germany’s Allianz SE to study the...
Macif Seen as Favorite to Buy $3.6B Aviva France; Talks to Sell Italian Unit Advance February 16, 2021 By Aaron Kirchfeld, Sonia Sirletti and Jan-Henrik Förster Aviva Plc, the British insurer, is in advanced talks on a sale of its Italian operations as it pushes ahead...
Finland’s Sampo Oyj Explores Cash Offer of UK Insurer Hastings July 30, 2020 By Aaron Kirchfeld, Dinesh Nair, Jan-Henrik Förster and Ruth David Finnish insurance group Sampo Oyj is exploring an entry into the UK market with a potential bid for general insurer...
UK Insurer LV= Attracts Bidders Including Phoenix, Cinven: Sources June 15, 2020 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Aaron Kirchfeld UK insurer Liverpool Victoria has attracted interest from rivals including Phoenix Group Holdings and private equity firm Cinven Ltd., according...
Finnish Software Firm Basware Confirms Takeover Bid, Backed by Investors Including Ping An November 20, 2018 By Manuel Baigorri, Aaron Kirchfeld and William Mathis Finnish software maker Basware confirmed the unsolicited takeover approach it received was from payment-technology startup Tradeshift Holdings Inc. The indicative...
China’s Anbang Insurance Eyes Sale of Fidea, as 1st European Divestment: Sources July 10, 2018 By Joyce Koh, Aaron Kirchfeld and Manuel Baigorri Anbang Insurance Group Co. is exploring a sale of Belgian insurer Fidea, people with knowledge of the matter said, in...
How AXA Wooed and Won XL Group in $15.3B Takeover Deal March 6, 2018 By Fabio Benedetti-Valentini , Sonali Basak, Aaron Kirchfeld and Manuel Baigorri AXA SA’s pursuit of its biggest ever takeover really got serious at a romantic hotel on the shores of Lake...
Swiss Re and UK’s Legal & General Weigh Bids for Deutsche Bank’s Abbey Life April 14, 2016 By Aaron Kirchfeld, Ambereen Choudhury and Sarah Jones Swiss Re AG and Britain’s Legal & General Group Plc are among firms considering bids for Deutsche Bank AG’s insurance...
Europe’s Rich Families – Such as EXOR’s Agnellis – Turn Dealmakers September 29, 2015 By Aaron Kirchfeld and Tommaso Ebhardt John Elkann, the leader of Italy’s billionaire Agnelli family, has a way of preparing his relatives for a big takeover...
China’s Fosun in Advanced Talks to Buy RSA’s Middle East Unit: Sources September 18, 2015 By Aaron Kirchfeld, Dinesh Nair and Jonathan Browning Fosun International Ltd., the conglomerate founded by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, is in advanced discussions to acquire RSA Insurance Group...