Merger of Hyperion & R okay Harrison authorised by boards, Shareholders

Hyperion insurance organization restricted and R k Harrison Holdings limited announced the signing of the terms of settlement for the merger of the 2 London-based organizations, following approval by way of the 2 agencies’ respective forums and shareholders.

The transaction stays difficulty to regulatory approval and it's miles envisaged that finishing touch will arise throughout the second one sector of 2015.

under the phrases of the agreement Hyperion will gather 100 percent of the proportion capital of RKH. The blended organization can be 70 percent owned by way of its employees, with Hyperion’s external shareholder, preferred Atlantic, closing in place with its shareholding of 30 percentage.

management expects to fund the acquisition with a aggregate of debt and equity. The newly merged business can have projected annual sales drawing close £four hundred million ($615.8 million)* and profits before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of £100 million ($153.9 million) with near to a few,000 personnel throughout 121 places of work in 37 nations.

“The blended commercial enterprise will provide the marketplace with a viable, independent alternative, while sustaining an entrepreneurial way of life and bespoke ethos this is unique inside the coverage enterprise,” Hyperion stated in a declaration.

Hyperion will continue to be the discern enterprise of the blended group, with David Howden continuing as CEO. Dominic Collins will be appointed executive chairman of Hyperion.

Collins may also lead Howden uk group, the blended institution’s uk broking business, with a view to contain: Howden united kingdom, to be headed by Adrian Colosso; RKH area of expertise, to be led with the aid of Barnaby Rugge-fee; and RKH Reinsurance, to be led by Elliot Richardson.

Howden will lead Howden international, the combined institution’s worldwide broker agencies, comprising operations in Europe, Asia, center East and India, Latin the usa and Iberia.

Shane Doyle will preserve to lead twin, the combined institution’s specialist coping with standard agent with the intention to additionally comprise Aqua, RKH’s MGA business, that allows you to stay led via Graham Elliott.

Howden, Hyperion’s CEO, stated: “that is a landmark moment for both Hyperion and RKH and an achievement of which we can rightly be proud. each agencies are remarkable in their personal proper, but they'll be stronger together developing the sector’s biggest majority employee-owned coverage group. In a rapidly changing industry wherein specialism, distribution and scale matter increasingly more, we will be even better positioned to play a leading function in our quarter. we are highly excited to be combining our entrepreneurial cultures, complementary business blend and good sized uk and international footprint to create an excellent higher proposition for our clients, employees and shareholders.”

Collins, RKH’s chairman, introduced: “that is a transformational merger that brings collectively our  corporations to create a drastically superior platform that drives innovation with a balanced mix of direct, area of expertise and underwriting sports. The mixed skills, geographies and understanding will imply we will even higher serve our customers even as remaining the business enterprise of desire for the enterprise’s very great talent.”