Wilbur Ross finalized his previously disclosed investment in Assured Guarantee (AGO). (
For the $250 million dollar investment, Ross received 10,651,896 share of the bond insurer.
On 4/8 Ross allocated the funds as such:
1. WLR Recovery Fund IV, L.P. (“Fund IV”), WLR Recovery Fund III, L.P. (“Fund III”), WLR IV Parallel ESC, L.P. (“Parallel Fund”) and WLR/GS Master Co-Investment, L.P. (“WLR/GS Fund”) purchased 10,651,896 shares of common stock in connection with the Issuer’s private placement pursuant to an Investment Agreement dated as of February 28, 2008, between Assured Guaranty Ltd. (“AGO”) and Fund IV (the “Investment Agreement”) for cash consideration of $250,000,000 (the “Initial Investment”). WL Ross & Co. LLC (“WLR”), the investment manager of Fund IV, is entitled to allocate purchase obligations under the Investment Agreement (and any associated rights) among the other investment funds it manages.
2. Fund IV is the beneficial owner of 1,379,400 shares of common stock acquired prior to the execution of the Investment Agreement and can be deemed to share voting and dispositive power of an additional 135,100 shares that are owned by Fund III and Parallel Fund, affiliates of Fund IV. WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC is the general partner and WL Ross & Co. LLC is the investment manager of Fund IV. WL Ross Group, L.P. is the managing member of WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC. El Vedado, LLC is the general partner of WL Ross Group, L.P. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. is the managing member of El Vedado, LLC. Accordingly, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., El Vedado, LLC, WL Ross Group, L.P., WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC and WL Ross & Co. LLC can be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares to be held by Fund IV.
3. Fund III is the beneficial owner of 130,300 shares of common stock acquired prior to the execution of the Investment Agreement and can be deemed to share voting and dispositive power of an additional 1,384,200 shares that are owned by Fund IV and Parallel Fund, affiliates of Fund III. WLR Recovery Associates III LLC is the general partner and WL Ross & Co. LLC is the investment manager of Fund III. WL Ross Group, L.P. is the managing member of WLR Recovery Associates III LLC. El Vedado, LLC is the general partner of WL Ross Group, L.P. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. is the managing member of El Vedado, LLC. Accordingly, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., El Vedado, LLC, WL Ross Group, L.P., WLR Recovery Associates III LLC and WL Ross & Co. LLC can be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares to be held directly by Fund III.
4. Parallel Fund is the beneficial owner of 4,800 shares of common stock acquired prior to the execution of the Investment Agreement and can be deemed to share voting and dispositive power of an additional 1,509,700 shares that are owned by Fund III and Fund IV, affiliates of Parallel Fund. INVESCO WLR IV Associates LLC is the general partner of Parallel Fund. INVESCO Private Capital, Inc. is the managing member of INVESCO WLR IV Associates LLC. INVESCO WLR IV Associates LLC and WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC have entered into a parallel investment agreement whereby Parallel Fund will invest on a pro rata basis in the same investments as Fund IV. Accordingly, INVESCO WLR IV Associates LLC, INVESCO Private Capital, Inc. WLR Recovery Associates IV LLC, WL Ross Group, L.P. El Vedado, LLC, WL Ross & Co. LLC and Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. can be deemed to share beneficial ownership over the shares to be held directly by Parallel Fund.
5. WLR/GS Fund can be deemed to share voting and dispositive power of 1,514,500 shares that were acquired by Fund III, Fund IV and Parallel Fund, affiliates of WLR/GS Fund, prior to the execution of the Investment Agreement. WLR Master Co-Investment GP, LLC is the general partner and WL Ross & Co. LLC is the investment manager of WLR/GS Fund. WL Ross Group, L.P. is the managing member of WLR Master Co-Investment GP, LLC. El Vedado, LLC is the general partner of WL Ross Group, L.P. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. is the managing member of El Vedado, LLC. Accordingly, Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., El Vedado, LLC, WL Ross Group, L.P., WLR Master Co-Investment GP, LLC and WL Ross & Co. LLC can be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares to be held by WLR/GS Fund.
6. Shares directly owned by WLR Recovery Fund IV, L.P., WLR Recovery Fund III, L.P., WLR/GS Master Co-Investment, L.P. and WLR IV Parallel ESC, L.P.
His total stake in the company is now at 12,196,366 share.
Disclosure (“none” means no position):None
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