Investment Summary

Onex Partners and AIG Invest In Convex

On April 30, 2019, private equity firm Onex Partners and AIG invested in insurance company Convex

Investment Highlights
  • This is Onex Partners’ 6th and AIG’s 16th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Onex Partners’ 1st and AIG’s 3rd transaction in Bermuda.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-04-30
Target Convex
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) Onex Partners
AIG
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Convex

Hamilton, Bermuda
Convex is a specialty property and casualty insurance company. Convex writes insurance and reinsurance with a focus on underwriting complex specialty risks across a diversified range of business lines. Convex was founded in 2019 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Onex Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 21.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Onex Partners is the private equity investment arm of Onex Corp., a Canadian based public investment and asset management firm that also invests in real estate and credit securities. Onex Partners targets investments in large companies, and ONCAP which invests in smaller middle-market companies. Both groups consider North American businesses in a wide range of industries with a special interest in aerospace, healthcare, and industrial companies. Prospective transaction situations include corporate carve-outs where the firm can leverage restructuring capabilities. Onex Corp. was established in 1984 and is based in Toronto with an additional office in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 63
Sector: Insurance M&A 6 of 9
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: Bermuda M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-04 KidsFoundation Holdings B.V.

Netherlands

KidsFoundation Holdings B.V. is one of the highest-rated childcare providers in the country. It offers nursery care for children between six weeks and four years old as well as before and after school care services for children between four and 12 years old. The company provides childcare for more than 30,000 children across 281 centres with approximately 3,750 employees.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-13 WestJet

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

WestJet operates scheduled and charter services to destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. WestJet specializes in passenger and cargo air transport through its mainline operations and subsidiaries, including WestJet Encore, WestJet Cargo, and Sunwing Vacations Group.. WestJet was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

Buy $5.0B
Investor

AIG

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Insurance
Employees22,200
Revenue 27.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

AIG is an international insurance organization serving customers in more than 130 countries. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional, and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property-casualty networks of any insurer. American International Group was incorporated in 1919 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 17
Sector: Insurance M&A 16 of 16
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Bermuda M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-21 Glatfelter Insurance Group

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Glatfelter Insurance Group is a full-service broker and insurance company providing services for specialty programs and retail operations. Glatfelter Insurance Group was founded in 1951 and is based in York, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-13 Private Client Select

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States

Private Client Select is a Managing General Agency (“MGA”) serving the High-Net-Worth personal lines insurance industry. PCS offers property and casualty personal insurance solutions and risk management services that meet the unique needs of High-Net-Worth clients throughout the United States. Private Client Select is based in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

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