November 2, 2021
American International Group and Blackstone said they have closed on the previously disclosed transaction for Blackstone to acquire a 9.9% equity stake in AIG’s Life & Retirement business and for Blackstone to manage an initial $50 billion of Life & …
August 31, 2021
Private equity and venture capital firms have been pouring capital into insurance companies despite the uncertainties about claims and losses from the pandemic, according to a new analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence. PE-backed M&A in the sector globally reached …
July 14, 2021
American International Group Inc. plans to use an IPO to sell part of its life and retirement business, while Blackstone Group Inc. agreed to buy a sizeable stake, according to a person familiar with the matter. AIG and Blackstone said …
January 27, 2021
The Allstate Corp. is selling Allstate Life Insurance Co. to entities managed by investment firm Blackstone for $2.8 billion. Explaining the move from Allstate’s perspective, Allstate CEO Tom Wilson referred to a strategy to grow market share in personal lines …
October 28, 2019
For nearly a decade, Lombard International sat on a secret. It began to unravel in May 2016 when a wealthy German walked into a Luxembourg bank. The man wanted a loan. For collateral, he offered a future payout from a …
December 3, 2018
KKR & Co., Blackstone Group LP and their founders must face a lawsuit alleging they failed to deliver hedge fund returns as advertised, a judge in Kentucky ruled Friday in a decision that may present new legal challenges for managers …
April 23, 2018
Bets on Spanish housing and oil assets helped Blackstone Group LP mitigate stock market jitters that weighed on it in the first quarter, with earnings at the world’s largest manager of alternative assets falling less than expected. Profits have soared …
March 12, 2018
Blackstone Group LP has bigger plans for insurance companies than just managing their money. The world’s largest private equity firm is expanding into a lucrative business dominated by BlackRock Inc.: portfolio risk analytics. Bennett Goodman, co-founder of Blackstone’s GSO credit …
February 13, 2018
Blackstone Group LP, which scored big four years ago when a company it owned sold New York’s Waldorf Astoria hotel for a record-setting price to a little-known Chinese insurer, may soon get a chance to own the iconic landmark again. …
January 9, 2018
Blackstone Group wants to quadruple to $100 billion the assets it manages at its new unit for insurers as it seeks to boost returns for firms struggling under low interest rates, the unit’s newly appointed chief said on Monday. Blackstone …