Public Company Financial Services

Sun Life Financial

Canada

Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization offering insurance, wealth, and investment/asset management solutions. It serves individuals and employers and also includes institutional alternatives/asset management platforms such as SLC Management and BGO.

Focus Areas
Insurance, Wealth management, Asset management

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout · 1 growth capital

Sun Life Financial Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for Sun Life Financial. 1 2021 1 2023 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Sun Life Financial Inc., Wilton Re, SLC Management
    Target
    Windsor Life Re
    Seller
    Wilton Re
    Location
    United States

    Sun Life Financial and Wilton Re entered into a definitive agreement to form Windsor Life Re, a U.S. and Bermuda-domiciled affiliated reinsurer. The new vehicle will be managed by Wilton Re and has SLC Management as lead asset manager, with Sun Life and Wilton Re each committing about one-third of the equity to deploy up to US$900 million of capital.

  • Buyer
    Sun Life Financial Inc., BGO (BentallGreenOak)
    Target
    Bell Partners
    Industry
    Real Estate
    Type
    Buyout

    Sun Life Financial is acquiring Bell Partners for $350 million and combining Bell’s vertically integrated multifamily investment and property management platform into BGO (Sun Life’s global real estate investment manager). The deal was expected to close in the second half of 2026, and Bell Partners will retain its brand and operate as a distinct business under BGO.

  • Buyer
    Sun Life Financial Inc.
    Target
    Dialogue Health Technologies Inc.
    Seller
    Portag3 Ventures LP, Portag3 Ventures II Investments LP, WSC IV LP, Certain members of Dialogue executive management and other Dialogue shareholders
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Sun Life Financial Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Dialogue Health Technologies Inc. for C$5.15 per share, representing approximately C$365 million in total equity value. Dialogue will continue to operate as a standalone, Montreal-based virtual care platform with Dialogue management retaining a minority stake; the acquisition expands Sun Life's digital health capabilities for its group benefits and client offerings.

  • Buyer
    Sun Life Financial Inc.
    Target
    PinnacleCare
    Type
    Buyout

    Sun Life Financial agreed to acquire PinnacleCare, a Maryland-based medical intelligence and health-care navigation provider, for US$85 million to expand its U.S. Stop-Loss & Health business. The acquisition (expected to close mid-2021) will integrate PinnacleCare's care-navigation and second-opinion capabilities into Sun Life's stop-loss offering to improve member outcomes and reduce costs.

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