Transaction Overview
Gefion Insurance A/S (“Gefion”) completed a €10,000,000 subordinated notes offering
- Transaction led by Fermat Capital Management (“Fermat”), a leading ILS manager
- Proceeds will be utilized to:
- Build Gefion’s Solvency capital to support growth opportunities
- Replace existing subordinated debt
- General corporate purposes
Gefion is a Danish non-life insurance company headquartered in Copenhagen
- Writes throughout the EU / EEA with a focus on specialty programs in attractive niches
- Wrote ~€110mm of gross premiums during 2016, its first full year of operation
- Operates with a differentiated and technology-enabled business model
- Sophisticated IT enables significant ease of doing business for both agents and reinsurers
- Supported by partnerships with many of the world’s leading reinsurers
- Led by a talented and experienced executive management team
- With significant experience in the (re)insurance and financial services industries
TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory Role
TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory acted as transaction advisor to Gefion Insurance
- Evaluated various capital alternatives for Gefion
- Assisted in the preparation of financial packages and presentations for potential investors
- Introduced Gefion to a range of potential counterparties including Fermat
- Assisted Gefion in the negotiation of transaction terms