(RTTNews) - KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) and Global Atlantic Financial Group LLC announced Wednesday a definitive agreement under which KKR will acquire the remaining 37% stake of insurance company Global Atlantic, increasing KKR's ownership to 100%.
After closing, Global Atlantic will continue to be led by its management team and operate under the Global Atlantic brand.
Under the terms of the agreement, KKR will pay Global Atlantic's minority shareholders an amount in cash equal to 1.0x Global Atlantic's book value with certain adjustments.
The total cash purchase price is currently estimated to be approximately $2.7 billion. Global Atlantic management is expected to exchange a majority of its Global Atlantic equity interests for KKR equity.
KKR will fund the transaction from its balance sheet, which had $23 billion of cash and investments as of September 30, 2023.
The transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, is subject to customary closing conditions.
