M&A Deal Summary

Brookfield Reinsurance Acquires Argo Group

On November 16, 2023, Brookfield Reinsurance acquired insurance company Argo Group for 1.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Brookfield Reinsurance’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Brookfield Reinsurance’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Brookfield Reinsurance’s 1st transaction in Bermuda.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-11-16
Target Argo Group
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Brookfield Reinsurance
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

Argo Group

Pembroke, Bermuda
Argo Group offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of businesses. Argo Group was founded in 1986 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Brookfield Reinsurance

Pembroke, Bermuda

Category Company
Founded 2020
Sector Insurance
Revenue 7.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Brookfield Reinsurance provides capital solutions for insurance and reinsurance companies, and pension risk transfer products for Canadian pension plan sponsors. Brookfield Reinsurance was founded in 2020 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Insurance) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
Country (Bermuda) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-25 American National

Galveston, Texas, United States

American National is an operator of a group of companies writing a broad array of insurance products and services and operating in all 50 states. American National was founded in 1905 and is based in Galveston, Texas.

Buy $5.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-04-30 American Equity Investment Life Holding

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

American Equity Investment Life Holding provides life insurance products in the United States. The company issues fixed index and rate annuities, as well as single premium immediate annuities. American Equity Investment Life Holding was founded in 1995 and is based in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Buy $4.3B