M&A Deal Summary

Alleghany Acquires Transatlantic Holdings

On November 21, 2011, Alleghany acquired insurance company Transatlantic Holdings for 3.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alleghany’s 7th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Alleghany’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Alleghany’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Alleghany’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-11-21
Target Transatlantic Holdings
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Alleghany
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.4B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs
Moelis & Co. (Financial)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Legal)

Target

Transatlantic Holdings

New York, New York, United States
Transatlantic Holdings Inc. is a reinsurance provider for property and casualty insurance products.

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Buyer

Alleghany

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Insurance
Employees10,407
Revenue 12.0B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Alleghany owns and manages operating subsidiaries and investments, anchored by a core position in property and casualty reinsurance and insurance. Alleghany's property and casualty subsidiaries include: Transatlantic Holdings, Inc., a global reinsurer; RSUI Group, Inc., a national underwriter of property and liability specialty insurance coverages; and CapSpecialty, Inc., an underwriter of commercial property, casualty and surety insurance coverages. Alleghany's subsidiary Alleghany Capital Corporation engages in and oversees strategic investments and acquisitions. Alleghany Corporation was founded in 1929 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector (Insurance) 7 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (New York) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 9
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-18 Pacific Compensation

Agoura Hills, California, United States

Pacific Compensation Corp.engages in the insurance services for property and casualty business.

Buy $193M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-05 Transatlantic Holdings

New York, New York, United States

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. is an international reinsurance organization headquartered in New York, with operations on six continents. Company offer reinsurance capacity on both a treaty and facultative basis structuring programs for a full range of property and casualty products, with an emphasis on specialty risks.

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