KKR to invest more than $1 billion in USI Insurance to become largest shareholder

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Private equity firm KKR and USI will purchase shares of USI held by pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and certain other investors, as part of the agreement.

More than 50% of the USI shares held by CDPQ will be purchased as part of the transaction.

CDPQ and KKR bought USI in 2017 from investment manager Onex for $4.3 billion, including debt.

USI provides insurance and employee benefit-related products to U.S. companies.