UK Insurer Admiral Weighs Sale of Price Comparison Platform June 15, 2020 By Dinesh Nair UK car and home insurer Admiral Group Plc is considering a potential sale of its price comparison platform Penguin Portals,...
Oman Insurance Considers Making Bid for AXA’s Middle East Operations March 13, 2020 By Dinesh Nair and Nicolas Parasie Oman Insurance Co. PSC is considering making a bid for the Middle Eastern operations of French insurer AXA SA, according...
AXA Reviews Potential Sale of Middle Eastern Operations: Sources January 24, 2020 By Jan-Henrik Förster and Dinesh Nair AXA SA is considering options for its Middle Eastern operations including a potential sale, as Chief Executive Officer Thomas Buberl...
J.C. Flowers Considers Sale of Its French Loan Insurance Broker CEP January 23, 2020 By Dinesh Nair and Myriam Balezou J.C. Flowers & Co, the U.S. investment and financial services-focused private equity firm, is reviving plans for a potential sale...
China’s Fosun Considers Sale of German Insurer Frankfurter Leben: Sources January 16, 2020 By Dinesh Nair, Manuel Baigorri and Jan-Henrik Förster Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. is exploring options including a potential sale for its German insurance business Frankfurter Leben Holding...
U.K. Investment Firm Centricus Forms Insurance Venture with Ex-Goldman Partner December 6, 2019 By Dinesh Nair Centricus, the U.K. investment firm that helped SoftBank Group Corp. raise its $100 billion Vision Fund, is entering the insurance...
Allianz Explores Deal with Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management Arm: Sources March 18, 2019 By Steven Arons, Jan-Henrik Förster, Harry Wilson and Dinesh Nair Allianz SE is exploring the possibility of a combination of its asset management arm with Deutsche Bank AG’s DWS Group...
The Story Behind the Aon and Willis Towers Watson Deal that Died a Quick Death March 7, 2019 By Dinesh Nair and Katherine Chiglinsky It’s not often that you hear about a $24 billion deal brewing in the financial services industry. It’s even rarer...
French Insurer April Attracts Interest From Private Equity Firms CVC, KKR October 24, 2018 By Ruth David, Dinesh Nair, Sarah Syed and Fabio Benedetti-Valentini French insurer April SA has drawn takeover interest from private equity firms including CVC Capital Partners, KKR & Co. and...
Allianz Eyes M&A Targets Zurich, Hartford, QBE, Argo and More After Missing Out on XL June 12, 2018 By Dinesh Nair, Julie Edde and Ruth David A $94 billion financial behemoth is keeping the market on tenterhooks about its next move. Europe’s largest insurer, Allianz SE,...