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HHH acquires Vantage for $2.1B; Pershing Square provides $1B preferred
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc.
- Purchase price ~$2.1B in cash; 100% of Vantage, a specialty insurer backed by Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman.
- Funded by HHH cash and up to $1B non-voting, non-interest-bearing preferred stock issued to Pershing Square Holdings.
- Preferred stock convertible into Vantage common after 7 years if not repurchased; HHH has call option at greater of issue price+4% or 1.5x book value.
- Pershing Square Capital Management to manage Vantage's investment portfolio on a fee-free basis.
- Transaction expected to close Q2 2026, subject to regulatory approvals.
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