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

Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Insurance
Employees350
Revenue 814M USD (2024)
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 M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 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

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Insurance
Employees61
Revenue 42M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

MBIA is a holding company that conducts business through two subsidiaries: MBIA Insurance Corporation and MBIA Asset Management. Its Insurance Corporation is a monoline financial guaranty insurance company that generates revenue by insuring the timely payment of principal and interest on financial instruments in return for a guaranty fee. Its Asset Management is a 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 M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 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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