SLIDESHOW

The M&A Scene: CEO Leadership
Dealmakers gathered at the Harvard Club in New York on May 7 as part of ACG NY's CEO Leadership event. Peter Gonye, a co-leader within Spencer Stuart's private equity practice in North America was the keynote speaker. Panelists included M. Tatum Pursell, senior adviser, Unlimited Horizons; Tony Ecock, general partner, Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe; Jim Follett, former CEO of Authentic Response Inc.; Doron Grosman, operating partner, Court Square Capital; and Joelle Marquis, partner, Arsenal Capital.

Watercooler

Far Cry from the Glory Days
These days, big buyers are more likely to co-invest with limited partners

Dealmakers

Time Inc. -Meredith Pairing Would Have Been Too Complicated, Says Jeff Bewkes in Keynote
The Time Warner chairman hints there may be a future deal for the spun-off magazine business, maybe even with Meredith

Columns

The Buyside:
Trench Dealfare

Strategic players in the aerospace and defense sector look to offset losses by remaining on the hunt for targets

Today's Transactions:
Validus Holdings Closes $632M Flagstone Reinsurance Deal

Flagstone sold off Lloyd’s of London in August

Validus Holding Ltd. (NYSE: VR) has completed its purchase of all of Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA’s (NYSE: FSR) outstanding shares for $632.2 million.

Flagstone, headquartered in Hauppauge, N.Y., is a reinsurance company that sold off its Lloyd’s of London segment to ANV Holdings BV for $49.7 million. 

The purchase price works out to $2 per share in cash. The deal was announced in August

Validus is a Bermuda-based insurance underwriter. 

 

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