Validus to raise $250m through share offering

Bermuda-based Validus Holdings priced an underwritten public offering of 10 million depositary shares worth $250 million.

Validus intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, according to a June 12 statement.

The offering is expected to close on June 20, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

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