Pace of Broker Acquisitions Picks Up in 2nd Half, After COVID-Linked Lull in Q2 November 19, 2020 By L.S. Howard Insurance brokers have stepped up their acquisition pace in the second half of 2020 after a pause in the second...
Private Equity Firm Hg Invests in Hyperion in Transaction Valued at US$5 Billion September 30, 2020 Hg, the European private equity investor focused on software and service businesses, announced it will make a significant long-term equity...
Sectors Under Pressure, Such as Insurance, Remain Private Equity Targets: Apollo Exec September 20, 2019 By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Lawrence Delevingne Private equity billionaire Joshua Harris thinks there are still plenty of undervalued companies to improve and profit from, especially away...
Private Equity Firm JC Flowers Kept Stake in Japan’s Shinsei Bank Too Long: Opinion August 13, 2019 By Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg Opinion Japan’s banking sector has become a dead zone for private equity. Yet even then, the latest attempt by J. Christopher...
French Insurer April Attracts Interest From Private Equity Firms CVC, KKR October 24, 2018 By Ruth David, Dinesh Nair, Sarah Syed and Fabio Benedetti-Valentini French insurer April SA has drawn takeover interest from private equity firms including CVC Capital Partners, KKR & Co. and...
Everest Launches Cyber Protection for Private Equity Firms, Portfolio Companies May 10, 2017 Everest Insurance has collaborated with cybersecurity firm, Soteria, LLC, and its group of former U.S. government cyber security experts, in...
Canada Pension Plan Board to Buy Wilton Re for $1.8 Billion March 21, 2014 The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced that it has agreed to buy U.S. life insurance and reinsurance provider...