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French Farmers Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Harvest Seek State Help

French farmers are calling on the government to provide financial aid as there’s a high risk that this year’s wheat harvest will be the lowest in at least a decade because of heavy rains. Three weeks into the season, field …

AXA IM Prime Buys 20% Stake in French Private Credit Firm Rivage

A unit of AXA Investment Managers has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Rivage Investment, a specialist private credit firm focused on infrastructure debt that oversees more than €7.7 billion ($8.3 billion) in committed capital. AXA IM Prime, as …

HDI Global Receives License to Open Office in Dubai

HDI Global SE has received a regulatory license from Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to open an office in Dubai. The new local presence in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) will allow HDI Global to bring its global financial strength …

South Africa Races to Contain Oil Spill From Wrecked Cargo Ship

South Africa dispatched crews to contain an oil spill from a cargo vessel that ran aground earlier this month because of extreme weather conditions. Strong waves eroded the hull of the 125-meter (410-foot) MV Ultra Galaxy, which beached at Brand …

Typhoon Remnants Bring Rains, Floods That Kill Four in China

Record rainfall and widespread flooding killed four people in China’s southern province of Hunan, with roads in rural areas damaged and access to electricity and the internet disrupted, state media said on Tuesday. Days of heavy rains from the remnants …

Reinsurer SCOR’s Recovery Clouded by First Quarterly Loss Since 2022

SCOR SE Chief Executive Officer Thierry Leger said he’s taking over control of the company’s life and health unit after it led the firm to report its first quarterly loss since 2022. The Paris-based reinsurer posted a loss of €308 …

Companies ‘Paralyzed’ as Australia Plans Tough Climate Rules

Australia’s plans to introduce stringent rules on climate disclosures are driving up concerns among businesses about compliance in one of the world’s biggest per-capita emitters. More than 6,000 companies including listed and unlisted firms, financial institutions and asset owners will …

Private Equity Firm Centerbridge Weighs Exit Options for £3 Billion Canopius at Lloyd’s

A consortium led by private equity firm Centerbridge Partners is exploring exit options including an initial public offering of Canopius Group in a deal that could value the Lloyd’s of London insurer at about £3 billion ($3.9 billion), according to …

Brown & Brown Agrees to Buy Dutch Insurance Broker, Quintes Holding B.V.

Brown & Brown Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Quintes Holding B.V., a Netherlands-based insurance group. Brown & Brown acquired Quintes from the private investment firm Aquiline Capital Partners (which purchased a majority stake in Quintes …

Update: Legacy Acquisition Specialist Enstar to Be Acquired by Sixth Street for $5.1B

Investment firm Sixth Street will acquire Enstar Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based legacy acquisition specialist, for $5.1 billion, according to Enstar in an announcement. Liberty Strategic Capital (a private equity company led by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin), J.C. Flowers and …

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