Athora secures over €2bn in capital raise from investors

European insurer  Athora Holding has secured over €2 billion of additional permanent equity capital commitments from new and existing shareholders, including commitments of €600 million received in December 2021.

This is Athora’s third capital raise since its inception in 2018 and brings its total equity capital raised to over €6 billion. In each of its three capital raises, Athora has added new leading investors to the shareholder base.

The additional undrawn capital will allow Athora to continue to execute on its growth strategy, further establishing scaled positions in key European markets, including the recently announced acquisition of a closed book portfolio from AXA Germany, which is subject to regulatory approval.

The capital raise has been conducted as a private placement of common equity securities and is expected to conclude by the end of 2022. Based on strong investor demand, the total commitments of this latest funding round are forecast to exceed €2.5 billion in aggregate by year-end.

Athora continues to be supported by sovereign, pension and other institutional investors. As part of its long-term commitment to Athora, Apollo (including Athene) increased its common equity commitments by €600 million as part of this capital raise.

Mike Wells (Pictured), Group CEO of Athora, said: “The completion of this capital raise will allow Athora to further enhance its position as a leading European savings and retirement services Group, and it demonstrates the strength of our business model and growth strategy. We continue to enjoy strong support from our founding shareholders and have also welcomed several new, leading institutional investors into our shareholder register. As a long-term savings and retirement services group, the support of an investor base with a long-term focus positions Athora uniquely in the industry.”

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