French insurance broker April Group said private equity firm KKR & Co. has become its new majority shareholder, according to a statement posted on its website. The statement, which confirmed a Bloomberg News report, didn’t disclose deal terms. KKR is …
Liberty Mutual Holding Co. is exploring a sale of its businesses in Spain, Portugal and Ireland, according to people familiar with the matter, joining other American insurers retreating from the region. The US insurer is working with Bank of America …
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 …
Zurich Insurance Group AG is in advanced talks to sell a portfolio of German life insurance policies to Cinven’s Viridium Group, the latest transaction in a busy corner of financial dealmaking, people familiar with the matter said. The portfolio includes …
British insurer First Central Group Ltd. is considering a sale that could value the business at about 600 million pounds ($800 million), people with knowledge of the matter said. First Central Group is working with Evercore Inc. as it prepares …
BE Group, an investor group fronted by former financial services dealmakers, is exploring the feasibility of a fresh pursuit of Belgian insurer Ageas after a previous attempt was rebuffed, people familiar with the matter said. The consortium has been speaking …
Allianz SE is in advanced talks to transfer a block of Swiss life insurance assets to Resolution Life, people with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could free up regulatory capital as Europe’s largest insurer prepares for the …
Zurich Insurance Group AG is nearing a deal to buy Deutsche Bank AG’s Italian financial promoters network, according to people familiar with the matter. Zurich has emerged as the leading candidate to buy DB Financial Advisors in a deal that …
N26 GmbH is holding discussions with investors to raise several hundred million dollars in a fundraising that could value the German fintech at about $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The firm, backed by billionaires Peter Thiel …
NN Group NV offered to acquire part of MetLife Inc.’s businesses in Europe, saying the move is in line with its strategy to consolidate leading positions in attractive growth markets. The Dutch insurer said in a statement Sunday that it …
