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Mitsui Sumitomo plans major investment in specialty underwriter WR Berkley
28 March 2025Japanese insurer cites profits, geographic diversification and capital efficiency as reasons for investment
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APAC Weekly - Japan's insurers may not 'roar' in overseas M&A deals, but increasingly they want the lion's share
24 March 2025It would be misplaced to say the Japanese want back-row seats in global expansion
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T&D Holdings to pay JPY 120bn as part of Viridium buyer consortium
21 March 2025Japanese group will hold 29.9% of the life book consolidator if the deal is allowed
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A 'Happy Future' for Viridium and its new owners including BlackRock?
20 March 2025Cinven is selling out of German life consolidator to insurers and manager, in €3.5bn deal
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Consortium of insurers and asset managers acquire Viridium
20 March 2025Hanover Re is joined by Allianz and BlackRock
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Blackrock buys Panama ports, amidst choppy political waters
07 March 2025Stake bought from CK Hutchinson, alongside forty other waterways
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Schroders Capital appoints CIO from BlackRock
24 February 2025Vikram Bhandari to take on newly created role
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Chart of the Week - In Generali's and BPCE's JV, 'affiliated AM giants' roar to life
07 February 2025BPCE's and Generali's recent tie-up has created a new breed of insurance AM - the 'affiliated juggernaut'
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Rebuilding LA will take at least a decade, predicts BlackRock's Larry Fink
16 January 2025BlackRock recently exited asset management body fighting climate change
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Net Zero Asset Managers initiative suspends activities
14 January 2025Following BlackRock's decision to leave group