American National Insurance (ANAT, Financial). Shares of thelife insurance and annuity company’sstock rallied onMay 11 when the company announced it had hired an advisor to pursue a sale of the company.6 On August 9, the company announced that Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance had agreed to purchase the company in an all-cash deal for $190 per share, a 55% premium to the share price prior to the May 11 announcement.7 Interestingly, another portfolio holding, American Equity Life Insurance (AEL) announced an unrelated strategic partnership with Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) in October of 2020.8 In that deal, BAM took a 20% stake in American Equity Life, provided AEL $5 billion of reinsurance on existing liabilities and offered AEL access to BAM’s alternative asset class strategies.
From Steven Scruggs (Trades, Portfolio)' FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund third-quarter 2021 letter.