Fosun International News

Fosun Plans IPO of Healthcare Assets

Fosun International Ltd., the flagship of the Chinese conglomerate that owns Club Mediterranee SA, signaled the company will announce information related to initial public offerings of its healthcare assets before the end of the year. News about the matter and …

China’s Ping An Eyes Overseas Acquisitions, Including in Post-Brexit UK

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd, the country’s second-largest insurer, is aiming for a possible fivefold increase in overseas investments and has not been put off Britain by its vote to leave the European Union, its group chief …

Fosun Plans to Sell as Much as $6 Billion in Assets to Raise Credit Rating

Fosun Group, one of China’s most acquisitive conglomerates, is preparing to sell as much as 40 billion yuan ($6 billion) in assets as it focuses on raising its credit rating to above junk. After announcing more than $15 billion in …

Ironshore Files for IPO in U.S. After A.M. Best Review of Parent Firm Fosun

Ironshore Inc., the insurer purchased by Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd. last year, filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. after a ratings firm cited concerns about the parent firm’s financial strength. The company filed with an initial …

China’s Fosun Aims to Lead in Insurance, Tourism, Healthcare; Plans to Cut Debt

Fosun Group, China’s largest private conglomerate, is aiming to become a world leader in insurance, tourism and healthcare but also has a “clear plan” to reduce its debts, chairman and co-founder Guo Guangchang said on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview …

Fosun to Focus Investments in Emerging Markets, Backing Off from U.S., Europe

Guo Guangchang, the Chinese billionaire and self-styled disciple of Warren Buffett, is looking to invest in emerging markets for the first time as his conglomerate backs off from its buying spree in developed nations. “There are fewer and fewer investment …

China’s Fosun Weighs IPO for Ironshore, Just 4 Months After Acquiring Insurer

Fosun International Ltd., the Chinese conglomerate led by billionaire Chairman Guo Guangchang, is weighing a possible initial public offering for Ironshore Inc., just months after acquiring the insurer. Fosun may also pursue a sale of Bermuda-based Ironshore, according to a …

Allianz Puts South Korean Life Insurance Unit on Block: Sources

Europe’s largest insurer Allianz has put its South Korean life insurance business on the block as part of a global overhaul in a tough low-interest rate environment, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. The South Korean asset is …

China’s Fosun Scraps Plan to Buy Israel’s Phoenix, Vowing More Prudent Strategy

Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd.’s deal to acquire Israeli insurer Phoenix Holdings Ltd. for more than $460 million has unraveled, the firm’s second withdrawn overseas purchase in the past two months as it pledges a more prudent investment strategy. Fosun, …

Chinese Industrial Firms Will Lead Insurance M&A in 2016, to Grow Beyond Asia

China’s biggest industrial companies want to buy insurers in 2016 as they seek to grow outside Asia as the domestic economy slows and falling insurance rates prompt more firms to do deals, according to Willis Towers Watson Plc. “We’ve been …