initial public offering (IPO) News

Specialty Insurer ProSight Hopes to Raise $140 Million with IPO

ProSight Global Inc. announced its IPO terms, which include expectations of raising at least $140 million. The specialty insurer said the company’s initial public offering would involve more than 8.8 million shares of common stock. Broken down, ProSight is selling …

Swiss Re Postpones $4B ReAssure IPO, Citing Weak Investor Demand

Reinsurance group Swiss Re suspended plans for a $4.1 billion initial public offering of British life insurer ReAssure on the day it was set to start trading in London, citing weak demand from institutional investors. The cancellation comes as global …

Swiss Re’s UK Unit ReAssure to Be Valued at up to $4.2B in IPO

UK life assurance business ReAssure will be valued at up to 3.3 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) when it floats on the London Stock Exchange, its largest shareholder Swiss Re said on Thursday. Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurance company, set …

D&O Insurance Costs Soar as Investors Run to Court Over IPOs

Companies going public in the United States face insurance costs that have increased as much as 200% in the last three years to cover their executives against lawsuits alleging they misled investors. A rise in securities class-action cases involving initial …

Swiss Re’s UK Unit, ReAssure, Gets Ready for IPO in July

Swiss Re AG confirmed that its U.K.-based ReAssure Group Plc unit intends to undertake an initial public offering, giving the business firepower to expand its closed life and pension business. The company is expected to begin trading in London in …

Swiss Re Plans IPO of $4.5 Billion UK Subsidiary ReAssure

Swiss Re is pressing ahead with plans to float its $4.5 billion UK life insurance business in London to put it under a more favorable regulatory regime and give it easier access to capital to fund its expansion. ReAssure, Britain’s …

U.S. Court Affirms Dismissal of IPO Investors’ Claims Against Barclays

Barclays Plc is not liable to investors who bought its U.S.-listed stock a few months before the 2008 financial crisis and accused the British bank of hiding its risky debt exposure and a capital shortfall, a U.S. court ruled on …

China’s Biggest Insurer, Ping An, Plans $2B IPO of Health Tech Unit

Ping An Insurance Group Co., China’s biggest insurer by market value, is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering of its health-care technology unit that could raise about $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. A listing of …

Hong Kong Insurer FWD Group Eyes Singapore Listing

Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li’s FWD Group is considering listing in Singapore with a dual-class structure, as the insurer moves ahead with its initial public offering preparations, people with knowledge of the matter said. FWD is discussing with advisers the …

What’s Next for Major Blockchain Firm R3? IPO or Sale?

R3, a blockchain-software company that works with more than 200 heavyweights such as Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., US Bancorp and Wells Fargo & Co., is considering going public, according to people familiar with the matter. The company is speaking with …