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Friends Life Group - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Friends Life Group M&A Summary

Friends Life Group has acquired 1 company of its own. It has also divested 1 asset.

Friends Life Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2002, when it acquired Royal & Sun Alliance International Financial Services for $205M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include insurance (100%).

Friends Life Group Ownership

Who owns Friends Life Group?

Friends Life Group is owned by Aviva. It was acquired on December 2, 2014.

Friends Life Group Business Overview

Where is Friends Life Group headquartered?

Friends Life Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Friends Life Group have?

Friends Life Group has 3,745 employees.

What sector is Friends Life Group in?

Friends Life Group is a financial services company.

When was Friends Life Group founded?

Friends Life Group was founded in 2013.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity1
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

Friends Life Group Ltd.

One New Change,
London, EC4M 9EF
United Kingdom,
www.friendslife.com

Friends Life Group Limited provides pension, investment, and insurance products and services worldwide.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $205M $205M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lombard International Assurance SA 2014-07-11 - Divestiture
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · www.lombardinternational.com
Royal & Sun Alliance International Financial Services Ltd. 2002-06-11 205M GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Insurance 1 (100%) 205M (100%) - -
Financial Services - - 1 (100%) -
Total 1 $205M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Luxembourg - - 1 -
United Kingdom 1 205M - -
Domestic 1 (100%) 205M (100%) - -
Cross-border - - 1 (100%) -
Total 1 $205M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $205M
TOTAL $205M
Largest Royal & Sun Alliance International Financial Services Ltd.
$205M (2002-06-11)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Employees

3,745

Established

2013

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