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Australian Broker AUB Agrees to Buy Majority Stake in UK’s Prestige

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AUB Group Ltd., the Sydney, Australia-based brokerage and underwriting agency group, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire 95.9% of Prestige Insurance Holdings Ltd. for $432 million (US$300.1 million). Founded in 1973, Prestige is a diversified insurance broking and underwriting platform in the UK with more than A$300 million (US$208.4 million) in gross

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PE Firms EQT, CVC Drop $3.44B Pursuit of Australian Broker AUB Group; Shares Drop

PE Firms EQT, CVC Drop $3.44B Pursuit of Australian Broker AUB Group; Shares Drop

Australia’s AUB Group said on Monday its suitors EQT and CVC Asia Pacific had abandoned their pursuit that valued the insurance broker at A$5.25 billion ($3.44 billion), sending its shares more than 17% lower. Shares of the Sydney-based firm plunged 17.5% by 0011 GMT to A$30.66 in what could be their weakest day on record

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