M&A Deal Summary

Assured Guaranty Acquires MBIA UK Insurance

On September 29, 2016, Assured Guaranty acquired insurance company MBIA UK Insurance from MBIA for 347M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Assured Guaranty’s 3rd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Assured Guaranty’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Assured Guaranty’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-29
Target MBIA UK Insurance
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Assured Guaranty
Sellers(s) MBIA
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 347M USD

Target

MBIA UK Insurance

London, United Kingdom
MBIA UK Insurance Ltd. is a provider of financial guarantee insurance for the public and structured finance markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Assured Guaranty

Pembroke, Bermuda

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Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Insurance
Employees412
Revenue 1.1B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Assured Guaranty is a provider of financial guaranty insurance. Assured Guaranty was founded in 2003 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Insurance) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-13 CIFG Holding

New York, New York, United States

CIFG Holding, Inc. is a provider of insurance services and company had an insured portfolio of $5.6 billion of net par and approximately $637 million of statutory capital.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MBIA

Purchase, New York, United States

website


Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Insurance
Employees87
Revenue 159M USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

MBIA conducts business through two subsidiaries: MBIA Insurance Corporation and MBIA Asset Management. MBIA Insurance Corporation is the world's largest monoline financial guaranty insurance company. MBIA Insurance Corporation generates revenue by insuring the timely payment of principal and interest on financial instruments in return for a guaranty fee. MBIA Asset Management is a world-class fixed income focused asset management organization. MBIA was founded in 1973 and is based in Purchase, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-05 Cutwater Holdings

Armonk, New York, United States

Cutwater Asset Management is a client-focused and solutions-based investment advisor focused exclusively on fixed income investments. With $22 billion in assets under management, Cutwater Asset Management ranks among the world's largest fixed-income only asset managers. Cutwater's model combines world-class investment expertise and risk management capabilities with exceptional client service, in-depth consultation, and extensive interaction between clients and the investment team.

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