Private Equity / LBO / MBO

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has agreed to acquire ING Group’s interest in ING Securities Investment and Trust Company Limited, Taiwan, the local asset management unit of ING Group...

Swiss Re announces that it has entered into a transaction with Zurich Insurance Company Ltd to acquire a 4.9% stake in New China Life Insurance Company Ltd, reaffirming Swiss Re’s commitment to high growth markets.

ING announced today that it has agreed to sell its 50% stake in its Chinese insurance joint venture ING-BOB Life Insurance Company to BNP Paribas Cardif, the insurance arm of BNP Paribas.

ORIX Corporation (ORIX), Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., (Rabobank) and Robeco Groep N.V. (Robeco) announce, further to the press release dated February 19th, 2013 and earlier than expected, that the acquisition of Robeco by ORIX has been completed. ORIX has acquired approximately 90.01% of the equity in Robeco from Rabobank.

ABB, the global power and automation technology group, has led a $12 million investment in Scotrenewables Tidal Power, a provider of tidal turbine systems, to support the rollout of a new hydrokinetic device and to expand ABB’s renewable energy assets.