Log In

Reset Password
BERMUDA | RSS PODCAST

R&Q stock price takes a hit on LSE

R&Q's chief executive officer, William Spiegel (File photograph)

Shares in Bermudian-based R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd have lost more than two thirds of their value since Friday evening’s announcement of the planned sale of Accredited, its programme management business.

R&Q stock closed at 14.78 pence on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, well off last Friday’s closing price of 50.05p.

Shares in R&Q traded at a 52-week high of 87p in February.

R&Q has entered into a conditional agreement to sell 100 per cent of the equity interest in Randall & Quilter America Holding Inc, the holding company of Accredited, to funds advised by Toronto-based Onex Corporation for $465 million.

Closing of the sale is conditional on R&Q shareholder approval, regulatory approval and customary consents from certain R&Q debt providers.

It is also conditional on the transfer of R&Q's chief executive officer, William Spiegel, and chief financial officer, Thomas Solomon, to Accredited upon closing.

Closing is expected to occur in late Q1 2024 or early Q2.

You must be Registered or to post comment or to vote.

Published October 26, 2023 at 3:17 pm (Updated October 26, 2023 at 9:27 pm)

R&Q stock price takes a hit on LSE

What you
Need to
Know
1. For a smooth experience with our commenting system we recommend that you use Internet Explorer 10 or higher, Firefox or Chrome Browsers. Additionally please clear both your browser's cache and cookies - How do I clear my cache and cookies?
2. Please respect the use of this community forum and its users.
3. Any poster that insults, threatens or verbally abuses another member, uses defamatory language, or deliberately disrupts discussions will be banned.
4. Users who violate the Terms of Service or any commenting rules will be banned.
5. Please stay on topic. "Trolling" to incite emotional responses and disrupt conversations will be deleted.
6. To understand further what is and isn't allowed and the actions we may take, please read our Terms of Service
7. To report breaches of the Terms of Service use the flag icon