MetLife has acquired 10 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.
MetLife’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired American Life Insurance for $16.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2004, when it sold SSRM Holdings to BlackRock for $375M. MetLife has acquired in 7 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include insurance (50%) and financial services (20%).
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200 Park Avenue,
New York,
New York 10166
United States,
(212) 578-9500
www.metlife.com
MetLife, Inc. is a global financial services and insurance company, offering clients planning, retirement and savings solutions. MetLife was formed in 1863 and is based in New York City.
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| Buy (0.2/yr) | # | 9 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| vol | $31.5B | $250M | $31.7B | |||||
| Sell (0.6/yr) | # | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
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| Buy | # | TOTAL |
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American Life Insurance Co. (ALICO) $16.2B (2010-11-01) |
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SSRM Holdings, Inc. $375M (2004-08-26) |
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When analyzing the insurance sector as a whole, according to Mergr, in the last 3 years, there are 294 insurance companies that have made at least 1 acquisition, 41 have acquired at least 5 companies, and 16 have acquired more than 10 companies.
The most prolific strategic insurance acquirer over the past 3 years is HUB International, with 118 acquisitions. The most prolific private equity acquirer in the insurance sector over the past 3 years is The Carlyle Group with 4 platform acquisitions.
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