June 2, 2010
UK insurer Prudential Plc is pulling out of its bold $35.5 billion takeover of AIG’s Asian life insurance arm, ending a 3-month battle with shareholders who had argued the deal was over-priced. The widely expected move on Wednesday came after …
February 12, 2010
American International Group Inc. turned down JPMorgan’s attempts to get in on the estimated $10 billion Hong Kong IPO of its Asian life insurance unit, sources involved with the deal said on Friday, in a snub partly stemming from soured …
October 13, 2009
American International Group is to sell its Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.15 billion, marking the largest disposal since a U.S. government bailout saved the insurer from collapse last year. The sale of Nan Shan Life on Tuesday was another …
June 19, 2009
Several U.S. private equity firms and Taiwanese financial groups are showing early interest in the sale of AIG’s Taiwan life insurance unit, banking sources said on Friday, in a deal the seller hopes could raise around $2 billion. U.S. private …
May 18, 2009
American International Group said it would accelerate plans to separate its Asian subsidiary through an initial public offering as the bailed-out U.S. insurer seeks to raise cash and list the unit as soon as possible. The offering could raise at …
May 14, 2009
AIG is expected to soon begin the process of launching the initial public offering of its largest Asian subsidiary, according to sources familiar with the matter, in what could be one of the largest Asian IPOs to hit the market …
April 28, 2009
German insurer Allianz and U.S. credit card group American Express raised a combined $1.9 billion on Tuesday through the sale of shares in Chinese banking giant Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC). The move was expected, as the two …
February 27, 2009
The U.S. government may agree to finance the purchase of some American International Group Inc businesses and take direct stakes in others, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. The wide range of options under discussion between the insurer …
February 25, 2009
Three potential bidders remain interested in the sale of a large stake in American International Group’s $20 billion Asian life insurance unit, people close to the matter said on Wednesday, as the auction heads into its final week. But hopes …
February 24, 2009
American International Group Inc., facing massive losses and seeking fresh funds, may be willing to give up control of its prized Asian division, worth about $20 billion, said sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Advisers have signalled the embattled …