Japan: Insurer strikes record $5.7B buyout in the US (Competition Policy International)

Japanese insurer Dai-ichi Life Insurance has reportedly reached a deal with US-based Protective Life to merge in a $5.7 billion agreement.

According to reports, the transaction marks the largest buyout of a foreign company by a Japanese insurance firm in history; the deal is set to create the world’s thirteenth-largest insurer, …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition. "Japan: Insurer strikes record $5.7B buyout in the US (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 4 June 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/06/japan-insurer-strikes-record-5-7b-buyout-in-the-us-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{Japan: Insurer strikes record $5.7B buyout in the US (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/06/japan-insurer-strikes-record-5-7b-buyout-in-the-us-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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