ACE Establishes $95M Special Purpose Vehicle
ACE Limited has established a $95 million special purpose vehicle, Altair Re, to provide additional collateralized capacity for its global reinsurance business. The capital will be used to broadly support ACE Tempest Re’s global property catastrophe reinsurance portfolio.
“Altair Re gives us additional capacity to meet the diversified property catastrophe needs of our insurance and reinsurance company clients,” said Jacques Q. Bonneau, Chairman of ACE Tempest Re Group.
“Capital markets investors will benefit from ACE Tempest Re’s proven track record of conservative underwriting and consistent profitability, while the additional capital will enable us to take advantage of opportunities we see in the global property catastrophe market.”
Willis Capital Markets & Advisory acted as structuring and placement agent on the transaction.
