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Cohen & Company Inc. reports news on a financial services business centered on capital markets, fixed-income trading, investment banking and asset management. Company updates commonly cover quarterly results, dividend actions, investment banking and new issue revenue, mortgage, SPAC equity and SBA trading activity, and performance in managed funds and other asset management vehicles.
Recurring developments also include Cohen & Company Capital Markets advisory expansion, sector coverage hires, European insurance regulatory-capital funds such as the PriDe program, and sponsored-SPAC activity involving the company’s operating subsidiary and broker-dealer platform.
Cohen & Company has announced the pricing of an upsized initial public offering (IPO) for its blank-check company, INSU Acquisition Corp. II. The offering consists of 20,000,000 units, priced at $10.00 each, yielding gross proceeds of $200 million. These units began trading on Nasdaq under the symbol 'INAQU' on September 3, 2020. The offering's closing is expected around September 8, 2020, pending customary conditions. Cantor Fitzgerald is the sole book-running manager, with an option for underwriters to buy an additional 3 million units. This encourages strategic growth within the insurance sector.
Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE American: COHN) announced the closure of its PriDe III Funds, raising over €375 million. This investment will support small and mid-size insurance companies in enhancing their regulatory capital and funding growth. Daniel Cohen emphasized the firm's expertise in the insurance sector, while Paul Vernhes noted this as their largest fundraise in a challenging market. Since inception, Cohen & Company has invested over $4.3 billion in over 200 insurance companies globally.
Cohen & Company Inc. (NYSE American: COHN) reported a significant loss of $3.1 million for Q1 2020, compared to a net income of $774,000 in Q4 2019. Total revenues increased to $17.8 million, up from $16.1 million in the prior quarter and $11.1 million year-over-year, largely driven by net trading gains despite substantial losses in trading books. A non-cash goodwill impairment of $7.9 million was also recorded. Compensation and benefits expenses surged to 80% of revenues. The company anticipates ongoing challenges due to COVID-19, affecting trading volumes and asset management fees.