Huize Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Leading Regional Insurance Agency Shengs Life & General
Huize Holding Limited (NASDAQ: HUIZ) announced an agreement to acquire a controlling 56.19% equity interest in Hubei Shengs Life & General Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. for approximately RMB42.68 million in cash, plus a capital injection of RMB15 million. This acquisition, facilitated through Huize's subsidiary Zhixuan Investment, aims to transform Shengs Life & General into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huize. The transaction is anticipated to close by the end of 2021, pending customary conditions. This strategic move is expected to bolster Huize's position in China's digital insurance market.
- Acquisition of 56.19% equity interest in Shengs Life & General enhances market presence.
- Transaction value of approximately RMB42.68 million and a capital injection of RMB15 million indicates strong investment.
- Expected completion by the end of 2021 emphasizes strategic immediacy.
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SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huize Holding Limited, (“Huize” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, its consolidated variable interest entity and the subsidiaries of the consolidated variable interest entity the “Group”) (NASDAQ: HUIZ), a leading digital insurance product and service platform for new generation consumers in China, today announced that the Group, through Shenzhen Zhixuan Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd. (“Zhixuan Investment”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group’s consolidated variable interest entity, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling equity interest in Hubei Shengs Life & General Insurance Agency Co., Ltd. (“Shengs Life & General”), one of the leading regional insurance agency groups dedicated to distributing life and health insurance products.
Pursuant to the definitive agreement by and among Zhixuan Investment, Shengs Life & General and current shareholders of Shengs Life & General, Shengs Life & General will undergo a series of restructuring so as to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a group company (“Shengs Group”). Subsequently, Zhixuan Investment will acquire a total of
About Huize Holding Limited
Huize Holding Limited is a leading digital insurance product and service platform for new generation consumers in China. Targeting the younger generation, Huize is dedicated to serving its insurance clients for their life-long insurance needs. Leveraging its online platform, Huize offers a wide variety of insurance products with a focus on long-term life and health insurance products, and empowers its insurer partners to reach a large fragmented client base in the insurance retail market efficiently and enhance their insurance sales. Huize provides insurance clients with digitalized insurance experience and services, including suitable product recommendations, consulting service, intelligent underwriting and assistance in claim application and settlement, which significantly improve transaction experience.
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