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Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc to acquire 15% of French reinsurer Scor SE

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Sompo to acquire 15% of Scor SE for approx. US$ 915 million

On March 6, 2015, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc (損保ジャパン日本興亜ホールディングス株式会社) announced the investment in the French reinsurer Scor SE, as follows:

  • 7.8% (8.1% of voting rights) from largest shareholder, Patinex AG. Patient is a Swiss holding company, owned by Martin and Rosmarie Ebner.
  • Sompo plans to increase holding to 15% and send Board Director

Acquisition of 15% share holding corresponds to approx. € 0.83 billion (= US$ 0.9 billion) based on the current market capitalization of SCOR SE.

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc (損保ジャパン日本興亜ホールディングス株式会社)

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc (損保ジャパン日本興亜ホールディングス株式会社) was founded in 2010 by the merger of Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa Insurance.

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings Inc is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Stock Code 8639), and current market capitalization is approx. YEN 1650 billion (= approx. US$ 14 billion)

In 2013, Sompo acquired UK reinsurer Canopius Group Ltd for UKL 594 million (US$ 972 million).

Scor SE

Scor SE (SE= Societas Europaea) was established in 1970 has a market capitalization of about € 5.55 billion (as of March 5, 2015).

SCOR is listed on Euronext Paris and on SIX Swiss Exchange.

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