NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Tiptree Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:TIPT) (“Tiptree”) has entered into a
definitive agreement with Reliance First Capital, LLC ("Reliance") and
the equityholders of Reliance to acquire all of the equity interests of
Reliance for a combination of cash and Class A common stock of Tiptree.
Tiptree’s President and CEO Geoffrey N. Kauffman said: “We are pleased
for Reliance to be our seventh acquisition since 2007 and we welcome
them to the Tiptree family of companies. Hugh and his team have built a
first class mortgage origination platform and we look forward to working
with them as we focus on future growth opportunities."
“We were able to build a great company over the past six years. As we
look to the future, we are excited to partner with Tiptree as we
continue to build and grow our company,” said Hugh Miller, President and
CEO of Reliance.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including
regulatory approval, and is expected to close by the end of the third
quarter of 2015.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP served as legal counsel to Tiptree. Morrison &
Foerster LLP served as legal counsel to Reliance.
About Tiptree
Tiptree is a diversified holding company engaged through its
consolidated subsidiaries in a number of businesses and is an active
acquirer of new businesses. Tiptree, whose operations date back to 2007,
currently has subsidiaries that operate in four industry segments:
insurance and insurance services, specialty finance, asset management
and real estate. Tiptree is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock market
(NASDAQ: TIPT). For additional information, please visit Tiptree's
website at www.tiptreefinancial.com.
About Reliance
Reliance is a national mortgage banker committed to responsible lending
with superior service, to offering all consumers competitively-priced,
affordable and fair mortgage loans, and to preserving access to credit
in the residential real estate lending market. Reliance is currently
licensed or authorized to lend in 29 states.
Forward-looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” which involve risks,
uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond Tiptree’s
control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to
differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or
achievements. All statements contained in this release that are not
clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,”
“plan,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
about Tiptree’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. The
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are
beyond Tiptree’s control, are difficult to predict and could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecast in
the forward-looking statements. Tiptree’s actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as
a result of various factors, including, but not limited to those
described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Tiptree’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and as described in the Company’s other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as to the date of this release. The factors described therein are
not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual
results or developments to differ materially from those expressed in any
of Tiptree’s forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable
factors also could affect our forward-looking statements. Consequently,
Tiptree’s actual performance could be materially different from the
results described or anticipated by its forward-looking statements.
Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. Except as required by the federal securities
laws, Tiptree undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.
Tiptree Financial Inc.
Investor Relations, 212-446-1400
ir@tiptreefinancial.com
Source: Tiptree Financial Inc.