Sandell Asset Management News

Timeline: Sweetened AXIS Bid Brings Battle for PartnerRe to Boiling Point

The tussle between AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and EXOR SpA for control of Bermuda-based reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. could be drawing to a close after a bidding war that began four months ago. AXIS and PartnerRe improved the terms of their …

Hedge Fund Sandell Criticizes PartnerRe for Shunning $6.8B EXOR Offer

Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm, amplified its criticism of PartnerRe Ltd. for shunning the unsolicited $6.8 billion takeover offer from EXOR SpA that would break up the reinsurer’s planned merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. “We believe …

PartnerRe Board Slammed by Activist Hedge Fund for Rejecting EXOR Bid

Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, said PartnerRe Ltd. directors hurt shareholders by pushing a merger with AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. rather than talks with a hostile bidder. “We will not hesitate to exercise …

Hedge Fund, Sandell Asset Management, Forms Bermuda Reinsurer

Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, started a Bermuda-based reinsurer to support its investing strategy. Sandell Re will rely on the hedge fund to oversee the reinsurer’s assets, the New York-based firm said Thursday …