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China Minsheng Investment to Acquire White Mountains’ Sirius for $2.2B

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. agreed to sell Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. for about $2.2 billion to an arm of China Minsheng Investment Corp. The price for the reinsurer will be 127 percent of shareholders’ equity, plus $10 million, …

China’s Fosun International to Acquire Phoenix Holdings From Israel’s Delek

Delek Group Ltd. agreed to sell its controlling stake in Phoenix Holdings Ltd., Israel’s fourth- largest insurance provider by market value, to China’s Fosun International Ltd. The Netanya, Israel-based holding company announced on Sunday it would sell its entire 52 …

Fosun’s Equity Deals to Intensify as It Seeks to Fund Acquisition Ambitions

A $1.2 billion share sale by Fosun International Ltd. this month was likely only the start of a love affair with equity deals, bankers say, as the Chinese conglomerate seeks to cut reliance on debt to fund its huge acquisition …

China’s Fosun Plans to Raise $1 Billion to Fund Insurance Industry Acquisitions

Fosun International Ltd., the Chinese conglomerate that’s been buying insurers and property overseas, plans to raise $1 billion partly to fund acquisitions in the insurance industry. The company will sell the shares at HK$19.48 to HK$20.32 each, according to a …

OneBeacon Explores Sale; China’s Fosun Interested: Sources

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., a specialty insurer controlled by White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is exploring a sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter. OneBeacon has drawn interest from companies including China’s Fosun International Ltd., said the people, …

China’s Fosun and Ping An Insurance Vying to Buy $1.6 Billion Berlin Complex

Fosun International Ltd., backed by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, is vying with Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. to acquire 18 buildings on Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz square, people with knowledge of the matter said. Fosun and Ping An, China’s second-largest insurer, …

China’s Fosun Hikes Offer for Portugal’s Espirito Santo

China’s Fosun raised its offer for Portugal’s Espirito Santo Saude (ESS) to 5.01 euros a share from 4.82 on Thursday, above U.S. firm UnitedHealth’s offer of 5 euros made directly to the bankrupt Espirito Santo family. The hospital business of …