Investment Summary

Stone Point Capital Invests In Enstar Group

On January 1, 2001, private equity firm Stone Point Capital invested in insurance company Enstar Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 1st transaction in Bermuda.
Investment Fate
  • Enstar Group went public in 2007.
  • Enstar Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2010.
  • Enstar Group was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2024 for 5.1B USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2001-01-01
Target Enstar Group
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) Stone Point Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Enstar Group

Hamilton, Bermuda
Enstar Group is a insurance run-off services company that specializes in acquiring and managing reserves associated with discontinued books of property & casualty insurance and reinsurance business on a global basis. Enstar Group was founded in 2001 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Stone Point Capital

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 55.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Stone Point Capital is a private equity firm that targets investments in financial services sector. Specific areas of interest include insurance underwriting, outsourcing service providers to financial institutions, specialty lending and other credit opportunities, employee benefits and healthcare, asset management/retirement savings, and banking/depository institutions. Stone Point looks to commit between $75 and $750 million of equity per transaction and will consider control or substantial minority positions. Geographic areas of interest include North America and Europe. Stone Point Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 120
Sector: Insurance M&A 2 of 34
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 13
Country: Bermuda M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-05 MetLife

New York, New York, United States

MetLife 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, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-11-20 Axis Capital

Pembroke, Bermuda

Axis Capital is a provider of specialty-lines insurance and treaty reinsurance for customers around the world. Axis maintains operating subsidiaries in Bermuda, Ireland, and the United States. Axis Capital was founded in 2001 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.

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