American Equity rejects $3.9 bln takeover bid from insurer Prosperity Life

Annuities provider American Equity Investment Life said on Tuesday it had rejected a $3.9 billion unsolicited takeover proposal from insurer Prosperity Life and its principal shareholder, activist...…

American Equity rejects $3.9 bln takeover bid from insurer Prosperity Life

Dec 20 (Reuters) - Annuities provider American Equity

Investment Life said on Tuesday it had rejected a $3.9

billion unsolicited takeover proposal from insurer Prosperity

Life and its principal shareholder, activist investor Elliott

Investment Management.

(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini

Ganguli)