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Wilbur Ross might like to invest in distressed companies, but it looks like some of the teetering bond insurers may be too much even for him. According to Forbes.com, this day he put an end to speculations about shoring up a troubled insurer by announcing he would be investing nearly $1 billion in the relatively stable Assured Guaranty(NYSE:AGO), a Bermuda-based reinsurer.
Some on Wall Street had hoped Ross could put his cash muscle behind on of the insurers that struggling, such as AMBAC Financial Group(NYSE:ABK). But Ross is playing it safer in these turbulent financial markets.
According to Marketwatch, Ross insists that the first $250 million isn’t “rescue capital”. “The idea is to enhance their position for internal growth.” he stated. So more deals may be in the future.
The markets like the news as shares of AGO are up this day a little over 10%.
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