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Fairfax completes Allied World acquisition
6th July 2017
Fairfax Financial Holdings has announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings and closing of the exchange offer for all Allied World issued and outstanding ordinary shares, by Fairfax Financial Holdings (Switzerland) GmbH. According to a recent announcement the parent company intends that Fairfax Switzerland, its indirect ... Read the full article
Fairfax to sell shares of Indian insurer ICICI Lombard
30th May 2017
FAL Corporation - a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings - has announced plans to sell 12.8% of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company's ("ICICI Lombard") fully diluted shares to Red Bloom Investment (9.00%). Under the deal, ICICI Lombard - a leading general insurance company in India with gross written premiums of approximately $1.2 billion - is valued ... Read the full article
Fairfax-Allied World deal edges closer as shareholders announce vote of approval
23rd March 2017
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings has revealed that its shareholders have approved two proposals surrounding its previously announced merger deal with Canadian firm Fairfax Financial Holdings, bringing the transaction closer to completion. Earlier in March Fairfax exercised its option to increase the cash consideration element of the acquisition by $18 per ... Read the full article
Fairfax to pay more cash for Allied World
13th March 2017
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has exercised its option to increase the cash consideration element of its offer to acquire Allied World by $18 per ordinary share, which, combined with a $5 special dividend takes the cash consideration component of the offer to $28 per share. Fairfax and Allied World recently announced that ... Read the full article
Suncorp looks to beat Fairfax to Tower in New Zealand
22nd February 2017
Australia and New Zealand based insurer Suncorp Group has made a counter-offer to acquire Tower Insurance of New Zealand, seeking to beat Prem Watsa's Fairfax to the deal. Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial made an all cash offer at $1.17 per share, so valuing Tower at $197 million, which was a ... Read the full article
Fairfax Financial heads to New Zealand with $197m Tower acquisition
9th February 2017
Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial, which owns Brit Insurance and is in the process of acquiring re/insurer Allied World, is entering the New Zealand insurance market with the acquisition of Tower Insurance. Announced today, Fairfax Financial has made an all cash offer at $1.17 per share, so valuing the insurer at ... Read the full article
OMERS to contribute $1 billion to Fairfax’s Allied World acquisition
27th January 2017
It's been confirmed that OMERS, Ontario’s municipal employees’ pension plan has agreed to contribute $1 billion to the acquisition of Allied World alongside Fairfax Financial. The contribution will see OMERS indirectly acquire approximately 21% of insurer and reinsurer Allied World's shares. Fairfax had announced mid-December it would purchase Allied World for $4.9 billion ... Read the full article
Fairfax to tap Omers pension fund, other investors, to finance Allied World buy
25th January 2017
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is close to securing as much as $1 billion from Canada's OMERS pension fund to help finance its acquisition of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, according to reports. Prem Watsa's Canadian property & casualty insurance and reinsurance group Fairfax is set to acquire Switzerland headquartered specialty ... Read the full article
Allied World “go-shop” period expires with no offers
19th January 2017
The "go shop" period for specialty insurance, reinsurance and investments player Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, under the terms of its planned merger with Canadian property & casualty insurance and reinsurance group Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has not resulted in any offers. Fairfax is set to acquire Allied World in ... Read the full article
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