Articles by Stephen Jewkes

EXOR Says Remains ‘Fully Committed’ to Spurned PartnerRe Offer

Italy’s EXOR said on Monday it remained fully committed to its $6.4 billion offer for PartnerRe after the Bermuda-based reinsurer rejected its attempt to trump a rival bid by AXIS Capital Holdings. EXOR’s decision to press ahead with its offer …

Italy Regulators Conditionally Approve Unipol – Fondiaria-SAI Merger

Italy’s antitrust and insurance regulators have given conditional clearance for a plan by insurer Unipol to take over its loss-making peer Fondiaria-SAI, removing most of the regulatory hurdles hanging over the deal to create Italy’s No. 2 insurer. Unipol agreed …

Fondiaria Battle Heats up as Funds Table Offer; AXA Interested

The battle for control of Italian insurer Fondiaria-SAI heated up on Wednesday when two private equity funds tabled a rival offer to one brokered by top investment bank Mediobanca to rescue the troubled insurer by merging it with peer Unipol. …