M&A Deal Summary

Swiss Reinsurance Acquires Apollo Investments

On October 8, 2014, Swiss Reinsurance acquired insurance company Apollo Investments from LeapFrog Investments

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Swiss Reinsurance’s 4th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Swiss Reinsurance’s 1st transaction in Kenya.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-08
Target Apollo Investments
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Swiss Reinsurance
Sellers(s) LeapFrog Investments
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Apollo Investments

Nairobi, Kenya
Apollo provides diverse forms of insurance to customers across East Africa. Its subsidiary APA Insurance is one of the largest non-life insurance companies in Kenya.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Swiss Reinsurance

Zurich, Switzerland

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Category Company
Founded 1863
Sector Insurance
Employees11,622
DESCRIPTION

Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, generally known as Swiss Re, is a Swiss reinsurance company. It is the world’s second-largest reinsurer, after having acquired GE Insurance Solutions.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector (Insurance) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 5
Country (Kenya) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-08-25 Swiss Reinsurance - CyberComp Business

Zurich, Switzerland

Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd. - CyberComp Business the workers' compensation business emerged in less than a decade as one of the leaders in internet-based mono-line workers' compensation. Utilizing a fully digitalized platform, CyberComp allows agents to enter data, get quotes and issue policies in a matter of minutes. Serving the workers' compensation needs of small to medium-sized employers in 26 States, CyberComp distributes through a network of 13 regional wholesale agencies and over 600 retail Agents. In the 12 month period ending June 30, 2009, net written premium totaled approximately $100 million.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-21 Aurora National Life Assurance

Valencia, California, United States

Aurora National Life Assurance Company services a wide variety of individual and group life insurance and annuity products, including single and annual premium whole life, term life, deferred and immediate annuities, and qualified retirement annuities.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

LeapFrog Investments is a private equity firm focused on opportunities across Asia and Africa. The Firm looks to invest $10 to $50 million per transaction to fund high-growth, financial services and healthcare businesses operating in fast growing markets. LeapFrog is an active investor and looks to support portfolio companies with operations, sales, human resources, and other core business functions. LeapFrog Investments was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in Ebene, Mauritius.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector (Insurance) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (Kenya) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-31 Northern Arc

Chennai, India

Northern Arc is a non-banking finance corporation providing the crucial link between debt capital markets and high quality Originators who reach out to the emerging consumers and business owners. Using its deep experience, unrivalled data processing skills, proven and proprietary risk management processes. Northern Arc was founded in 2008 and is based in Chennai, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-20 Resolution Insurance

Nairobi, Kenya

Resolution is a general insurer with operations in Kenya, East Africa’s biggest economy, and in neighboring Tanzania as well as a partnership in the Ugandan market. Resolution Insurance was founded in 2002 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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