M&A Deal Summary

AXA Acquires Commercial International Life Insurance

On July 13, 2015, AXA acquired insurance company Commercial International Life Insurance from Legal & General Group and Commercial International Bank for 98M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AXA’s 8th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is AXA’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AXA’s 1st transaction in Egypt.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-13
Target Commercial International Life Insurance
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) AXA
Sellers(s) Legal & General Group
Commercial International Bank
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 98M USD

Target

Commercial International Life Insurance

New Cairo, Egypt
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Commercial International Life Insurance Co.is a provider of insurance services & products. The first life insurance company in Egypt to adopt the bancassurance model. Company has 90,000 individual insurance policies, and provides retirement benefits group life and credit life insurance for circa 350,000 customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AXA

Paris, France

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Category Company
Founded 1852
Sector Insurance
Employees110,278
Revenue 93.1B EUR (2022)
DESCRIPTION

AXA is a provider of financial protection and asset management services primarily in western Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East, and Africa. The Company offers a range of life and savings products, including individual and group savings retirement products, life and health products. Property & Casualty segment includes a range of products, including motor, property and general liability insurance for both personal and commercial customers. was founded in 1852 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 15
Sector (Insurance) 8 of 12
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 5
Country (Egypt) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 4 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-22 Sul América Companhia Nacional de Seguros

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sul América Companhia Nacional de Seguros is a provider of property and casualty insurance products and services in Brazil.

Buy $45M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-01 AXA - Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance

China

AXA - Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (ORSO) is a provider of pension products.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Legal & General Group

London, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1836
Sector Financial Services
Employees11,498
Revenue 45.5B GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Legal & General Group is a large insurance and investment management company. Legal & General is divided into four business segments. These include Legal & General Retirement, Legal & General Investment Management, Legal & General Capital, and Legal & General Insurance. Legal & General was founded in 1836 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector (Insurance) 3 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 8
Country (Egypt) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-10 Legal & General International

Dublin, Ireland

Legal & General International (Ireland) Ltd. is a provider of quality investment and wealth management solutions,primarily focused on the UK high net worth market.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-04 Legal & General Holdings S.A.

Paris, France

Legal & General Holdings (France) S.A. is a specialist player in unit-linked savings and group risk, with an established presence in the affluent savings market and the group health and protection market for SMEs.

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SELLER

Commercial International Bank

Giza, Egypt

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Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Financial Services
Employees7,494
DESCRIPTION

Commercial International Bank is Egypt's major private-sector bank, offering a full range of financial products and services to enterprises of all sizes, institutions, households, and individuals. Commercial International Bank was founded in 1975 and is baseed in Giza, Egypt.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Egypt) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 Commercial International Life Insurance

New Cairo, Egypt

Commercial International Life Insurance Co.is a provider of insurance services & products. The first life insurance company in Egypt to adopt the bancassurance model. Company has 90,000 individual insurance policies, and provides retirement benefits group life and credit life insurance for circa 350,000 customers.

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