Zurich Insurance Said to Near Beazley Deal Funded by Equity Sale Next Week February 27, 2026 By Aaron Kirchfeld, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Leonard Kehnscherper Zurich Insurance Group AG is nearing an agreement to acquire UK specialty insurer Beazley Plc and raise billions of dollars...
CFC Owners Said to Tap Banks for Sale, IPO of £5 Billion Insurer February 18, 2026 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Leonard Kehnscherper and Swetha Gopinath Private equity firms EQT AB and Vitruvian Partners are working with advisers as they explore strategic options for their investment...
Portuguese Insurer Fidelidade Said to Be Worth at Least €3 Billion in Revived IPO February 11, 2026 By Jorge Zuloaga, Henrique Almeida and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro Fidelidade-Companhia de Seguros SA, the Portuguese insurer controlled by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd., is carrying out preliminary work toward...
Acorn Owners Said to Weigh Options for £1 Billion UK Cab Insurer February 11, 2026 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Leonard Kehnscherper and Swetha Gopinath The owners of British specialist motor and home insurer Acorn Group are exploring strategic options including selling a controlling stake...
Insurer Ageas Recruits Extra Adviser as it Pursues Direct Line Bid March 8, 2024 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Amy-Jo Crowley Belgian insurer Ageas has brought in an additional adviser as it presses ahead with a potential takeover offer for Britain’s...
Howden Has $1.4 Billion for Growth, Could Tap New Investor for Extra Firepower February 9, 2024 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro Howden, one of the world’s largest privately owned insurance brokers, has 1.1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) for growth, including acquisitions,...
AXA Weighs $1.1B Disposal of European Protection Insurance Businesses: Sources December 7, 2023 By Amy-Jo Crowley and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro AXA is considering selling some of its protection insurance businesses across Western Europe in a deal that could be worth...
London SPAC to Test Shareholder Appetite for Lloyd’s of London Venture October 31, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro Financials Acquisition Corp. said Monday it would ask shareholders to back its planned merger with its newly formed insurance venture,...
PE Firm Cinven Eyes Sale of German Life Insurer Viridium: Sources October 3, 2023 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro, Amy-Jo Crowley and Alexander Hübner Cinven is considering a sale of German life insurer Viridium after another of its insurance investments in Europe, Eurovita, was...
Allianz Aims to Raise $1.6 Billion for Global Private Credit Fund August 18, 2023 By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro Allianz Global Investors, the insurance company’s money management division, is pushing ahead with plans to raise at least 1.5 billion...