April 15, 2026 | Financial | North America | Active
On 26-Mar-26, US insurers Equitable Holdings and Corebridge Financial agreed to combine in an all-stock merger-of-equals (MOE) to create a $22bn retirement, life insurance, and asset management company. Under the transaction terms, Corebridge and Equitable will form a new parent company (“HoldCo”), with Corebridge shareholders receiving one share of HoldCo for each Corebridge share, and Equitable shareholders receiving 1.55516 shares of HoldCo for each Equitable share. Through completion, both companies are permitted to continue paying regular dividends of no more than $0.30 per Equitable share and $0.25 per Corebridge share. They have agreed to coordinate dividend declaration and payment dates to ensure no shareholder receives a double dividend or misses a dividend. At closing, Corebridge shareholders will own 51% of the new company and Equitable shareholders the remaining 49%. The combined entity will operate under the Equitable name and brand, and its shares will trade under “EQH” on the NYSE. The deal has been unanimously approved by both boards and Corebridge’s current CEO, Marc Costantini, will serve as CEO of the combined company; Equitable’s current CEO, Mark Pearson, will be the executive chair. The new company will be headquartered in Houston, Texas, which is where Corebridge’s current headquarters is located. Deal completion is subject to approval by both sets of shareholders (50%) and regulatory approvals, which include approvals under HSR and from state insurance regulators in Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, New York and Texas, in addition to other unspecified domestic and foreign regulators. The companies have agreed to ...
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