Oct 9 (Reuters) - A unit of Prosperity Life Group agreed to buy life insurer National Western Life Group (NWLI.O) in a deal valued at $1.9 billion, the companies said on Monday.
The deal gives National Western a value of $500 per share, a premium of nearly 20% to its stock's last close on Friday.
Mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. corporate space are starting to pick up pace after a dull 2022, boosted by hopes that the Federal Reserve could engineer a soft landing for the economy.
The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2024, the companies said.
Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Niket, Shailesh Kuber, Sherry Jacob, Phillips
Organizations:
Prosperity Life, Western Life, Federal Reserve, Thomson
Locations:
U.S, Bengaluru