Published: Wed 2 Dec 2020

CVC to acquire RiverStone Europe from Fairfax in up to $1bn deal

Private equity house CVC has agreed to acquire Fairfax Financial’s interests in RiverStone Europe in a deal that will see the Canadian holding company initially receive approximately $750mn for the run-off firm.

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Published: Wed 2 Dec 2020

Fairfax highlights “conservative” reserving and says Milton “easily” within Q4 cat margin

CVC to acquire RiverStone Europe from Fairfax in up to $1bn deal

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