UK home and motor insurance firm Esure Group Plc sees further growth in the country after a £200 million ($258 million) revamp program, according to its Chief Executive Officer David McMillan. The company, backed by private equity firm Bain Capital, …
Hellman & Friedman is looking to raise at least $1 billion in equity from investors for Hub International Ltd., in a potential deal valuing the insurance brokerage at $30 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The private equity …
A unit of AXA Investment Managers has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Rivage Investment, a specialist private credit firm focused on infrastructure debt that oversees more than €7.7 billion ($8.3 billion) in committed capital. AXA IM Prime, as …
A consortium led by private equity firm Centerbridge Partners is exploring exit options including an initial public offering of Canopius Group in a deal that could value the Lloyd’s of London insurer at about £3 billion ($3.9 billion), according to …
Warburg Pincus and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte agreed to acquire Specialist Risk Group Ltd., an independent insurance intermediary based in London. The management team of Specialist Risk Group will continue to hold a significant stake, investing alongside Warburg, a private …
The UK may be more ethnically and racially diverse than ever, but minorities working in the financial services industry continue to face discrimination, according to a new study. About 70% of ethnic minorities working in finance have experienced discrimination at …
London is in danger of becoming a mere “regional stock market” down the line unless it significantly raises its game — that is the warning from Mark Austin, the latest person charged with sprucing up the UK’s listing rules and …
Conduit Holdings Ltd. rose as the Bermuda-based reinsurer started trading in London after an 826 million-pound ($1.1 billion) initial public offering. The stock climbed as much as 7% to 534.9 pence from the offering price of 500 pence. The company …
