Divestiture • Financial Services

The Blackstone Group Acquires Philadelphia Financial Group

On October 29, 2014, private equity firm The Blackstone Group acquired financial services company Philadelphia Financial Group from Tiptree for 155M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 8th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 167th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 118th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Blackstone Group’s 4th transaction in Pennsylvania.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 29, 2014
Target Philadelphia Financial Group
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) The Blackstone Group
Sellers(s) Tiptree
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 155M USD

Target Company

Philadelphia Financial Group

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia Financial Group is a specialty insurer and administration company. Philadelphia Financial Group was founded in 1988 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 394.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 185 of 365
Sector: Financial Services 8 of 16
Type: Divestiture 16 of 35
State: Pennsylvania 4 of 6
Country: United States 118 of 231
Year: 2014 16 of 16
Size (of disclosed) 167 of 185
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-08 Windy Cove Energy

Houston, Texas, United States

Windy Cove Energy, LLC is a U.S. oil company focused on CO2 enhanced oil recovery practices.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-03 United Biscuits

Middlesex, United Kingdom

United Biscuits is a European manufacturer and marketer of biscuits, snacks and nut products including major brands such as McVitie's Digestive, Penguin, Jaffa Cakes, Go Ahead! KP, Hula Hoops, Skips, BN, Verkade and Delacre.

Sell £2.0B

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Tiptree

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Insurance
Employees1,496
Revenue 2.0B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Tiptree is a holding company that combines insurance operations with investment management expertise. Tiptree principal operating subsidiary is a leading provider of specialty insurance products and related services. We also invest through Tiptree Capital across a broad spectrum of opportunities. Tiptree was founded in 2007 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture 1 of 2
State: Pennsylvania 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 2
Year: 2014 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-12 Fortegra

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Fortegra is a global specialty insurance company through its subsidiaries, offers to underwrite and administer a comprehensive and diverse set of admitted and surplus insurance products and warranty solutions across the United States and around the world. Fortegra is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

Buy $218M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-01 Reliance First Capital

Melville, New York, United States

Reliance First Capital is a national mortgage banker committed to responsible lending with superior service, to offering all consumers competitively-priced, affordable, and fair mortgage loans, and to preserving access to credit in the residential real estate lending market. Reliance First Capital was founded in 2008 and is based in Melville, New York.

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