Private equity giant eyes sale of Lombard International?
It is reportedly working with Bank of America Merrill Lynch following several offers
It is reportedly working with Bank of America Merrill Lynch following several offers
Goldman Sachs has agreed to sell its remaining stake in UK-based life insurer Rothesay Life to MassMutual Life Insurance and to funds managed or advised by investment firm Blackstone and Singaporean fund management company GIC.
Luxembourg and Philadelphia headquartered Lombard International is to open offices in Hong Kong and Singapore as a “significant” next step in its global expansion plans, under a new chief executive for the Asia region.
John Van Der Wielen, the former Friends Provident International executive chairman, has stepped in to become chief executive of Lombard International, the life insurance-based wealth management business aimed at high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients.
Friends Life has agreed to sell its Luxembourg-based Lombard International Assurance business to global investment group Blackstone for an initial consideration of £317m (399m).
Buoyed by the growing opportunities in the Asian region, alternative asset manager Blackstone, has set up its first office in Singapore.