Insurer Definity raises $1.1bn in Canada's largest IPO in 2021

Insurer Definity raises $1.1bn in Canada's largest IPO in 2021
Definity will sell another C$700 million in shares in a private placement. (File/Shutterstock)
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Updated 18 November 2021
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Insurer Definity raises $1.1bn in Canada's largest IPO in 2021

Insurer Definity raises $1.1bn in Canada's largest IPO in 2021
  • A total of 63.6 million shares were sold for C$22 apiece

RIYADH: Definity Financial Corporation, a Canadian property and casualty insurance company, raised nearly C$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion) in the country’s largest initial public offering in 2021, Bloomberg reported.

A total of 63.6 million shares were sold for C$22 apiece, the Waterloo-based company said in a release on Wednesday.

Definity will sell another C$700 million in shares in a private placement to the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan and Swiss Re.