Just Retirement and Partnership to raise £150m ahead of planned merger
Just Retirement and Partnership are looking to raise £150m in equity capital to help meet the costs of their planned £1.6bn merger announced in August.
The net proceeds will allow the combined group to cover integration costs of approximately £60m and transaction costs of around £20m. It will also provide further comfort over the transition to Solvency...
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