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Brookfield reinsurance arm offers to buy American Equity in $4.3 bn deal

Deal comes months after AEL rejected nearly $4 bn takeover offer from Prosperity Life and its principal shareholder Elliott Investment Management, saying bid "significantly undervalued" company

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 27 2023 | 4:18 PM IST
Canadian investment firm Brookfield's insurance arm has offered to buy American Equity Investment Life Holding in a deal valued at nearly $4.3 billion, the annuities provider said on Tuesday.
 
The deal comes months after AEL rejected a nearly $4 billion takeover offer from insurance firm Prosperity Life and its principal shareholder Elliott Investment Management, saying the bid "significantly undervalued" the company.
 
Shares of AEL were up 12% at $50.9 in premarket trading.

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First Published: Jun 27 2023 | 4:18 PM IST

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