Guggenheim securities News

Generali Weighs Deal With U.S. Asset Manager Guggenheim Partners

Assicurazioni Generali SpA is exploring a deal with US investment firm Guggenheim Partners to bolster its asset management business, according to people familiar with the matter. Italy’s biggest insurer has held informal talks on options ranging from a full acquisition …

Lawsuit Claims Guggenheim Defrauded Insurance Buyers to Buy Baseball Team

Guggenheim Partners, overseen by billionaire Mark Walter, is facing a lawsuit claiming it defrauded annuity investors by saddling an insurance affiliate with risky assets, and siphoning cash for purposes including Walter’s purchase of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. The …

Guggenheim Exploring Deal with Munich Re’s Asset Management Unit

Guggenheim Partners is exploring the sale of a stake in its $250 billion asset-management unit overseen by Scott Minerd, according to people familiar with the matter. Guggenheim Partners Investment Management has been in talks with global insurers, sovereign wealth funds …

Chubb Did Not Seek Competing Offers Prior to ACE Deal

Chubb Corp. and its bankers at Guggenheim Securities opted against seeking competing offers before the insurer agreed to be purchased by ACE Ltd. for more than $28 billion. “It was not asked by the Chubb board to, and Guggenheim Securities …