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Brookfield’s $200 Billion Credit Group Seeks to Lure Insurers

Brookfield Asset Management’s newly formed credit arm will cater to its parent’s insurance business and will also pitch other insurers on overseeing their assets, the unit’s chief executive officer says. “What we’ve decided to do is bring all of our …

PE Firm Nordic Capital Weighs Sale of Regulatory Tech Firm Regnology: Sources

Nordic Capital is weighing a sale of German regulatory software firm Regnology, in a deal which could value the business at up to 3 billion euros ($3.27 billion), four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The private equity firm …

PE Firm Cinven Eyes Sale of German Life Insurer Viridium: Sources

Cinven is considering a sale of German life insurer Viridium after another of its insurance investments in Europe, Eurovita, was hit by heavy customer outflows earlier in the year, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The private equity …

PE Companies Bain Capital and TPG Weigh Deal for Advent’s CCC Insurance Software

Bain Capital and TPG Inc. are weighing a deal for CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., the car-insurance software provider controlled by Advent International, according to people familiar with the matter. Bain and TPG are among suitors that have expressed interest …

PE Firms Weigh Options for $16 Billion AssuredPartners

GTCR and Apax Partners are exploring options including a full or partial sale of insurance broker AssuredPartners, which could be valued at up to $16 billion, including debt, in any transaction, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The …

Cinven Buys Back Eurovita Bonds to Help Avoid Messy Liquidation of Its Insurer: Source

Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to buy back 160 million euros ($170 million) of debt sold by its insurer Eurovita and is open to supporting other measures to avoid a messy liquidation of the Italian company, a person with …

Insurance Software on the Block as Private Equity Looks to Cash In

European buyout houses Montagu Private Equity and Astorg Partners are preparing to hang the “for sale” sign on their UK insurance software investments, hoping to woo insurers and fellow private capital funds with their technology. Montagu is exploring a sale …

Cinven Raises $1.5 Billion for Dedicated Insurance, Financial Services Fund

Cinven has completed fundraising for its first dedicated financial-services fund, collecting 1.5 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in a rare move by a private equity firm to start an industry-focused pool. The UK buyout firm has reached the final close for …

Thomas H. Lee Partners to Become Majority Shareholder of Carpe Data

Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) today said it made a strategic growth investment in Carpe Data, a provider of data products for the insurance industry. With the investment, THL will become the majority shareholder of Carpe Data, …

Pandemic Uncertainty Hasn’t Slowed Private Equity Investments in Insurance: S&P Global

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 …