-- 独立研究机构CFRA向提供了以下研究报告。CFRA分析师的观点总结如下:Aegon以20亿英镑(7.5亿英镑现金+15.3%股权)将其英国业务出售给Standard Life的交易是积极的。该交易对业务的估值为2025年预期运营收益的14.2倍(集团平均市盈率为12倍),股权估值为1.9倍(集团平均市盈率为1.2倍)。2025年,Aegon英国的运营利润贡献为2.19亿欧元(占集团的12%),客户满意度贡献为14亿英镑(占19%),资产管理规模为2460亿英镑(占32%)。Aegon的英国资产管理业务仍将是合并后实体的战略合作伙伴,合并后的新实体将成为英国最大的退休金提供商,拥有1600万客户和4800亿英镑的资产。此次交易可能使Aegon的账面价值提升约15%,同时使其2027年的收益减少5%,但所得现金可用于股票回购,从而抵消每股收益的稀释。Aegon将成为Standard Life的最大股东,并获得董事会席位。这标志着Aegon英国战略评估的完成,加速了其在美国的转型,目标是在2028年完成公司注册地变更,更名为Transamerica。该交易预计将于2026年底完成,但需获得监管部门的批准。
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