Halo Insurance Services Limited has been acquired by a joint venture between A JV between Cover-More & Zurich
March 2017 — The shareholders of Halo Insurance Services Limited have sold the company to a joint venture between Cover-More Group Ltd. and Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Founded in 2009, Halo Insurance Services is a specialist online insurance platform providing customers with competitively priced innovative products.
Cover-More Group Ltd. provides specialist and integrated travel insurance and medical assistance services. The company has offices in Australia, China, India, New Zealand, Malaysia and the UK. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd. is a Swiss multinational insurance company.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins Cavendish, based in the UK, advised Halo Insurance Services in this transaction.
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