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Oaktree Capital/Lane42/EMC National Life (JV)

M/25/089

Completed

Transaction details

The proposed acquisition by affiliates of Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC and affiliates of Lane42 Investment Partners, LLC, indirectly through Hawk Acquisition, LLC, which is indirectly owned and controlled by Avocet Partners Holdco L.P., of joint control of EMC National Life Company, has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Case details
  • Notification date:24 December 2025
  • Publication date:24 December 2025
  • Economic sector:Financial and insurance services - L
  • Economic sub-sector:Insurance and pension services - L.65
  • Simplified merger:Yes
  • Outcome:Cleared
Documents
Timetable

Phase One

  • Wednesday, 24 December, 2025 Notification received
  • Monday, 12 January, 2026 Third party submission deadline
  • Wednesday, 14 January, 2026 Determination issued
Parties Involved

Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC

Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC is a global asset management company indirectly jointly owned and controlled by Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC and Brookfield Corporation. Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC’s investments in the State include operational retail assets, office development assets, sites for residential development and aparthotels, as well as other distressed assets such as loan and mortgage portfolios.

Lane42 Investment Partners, LLC

Lane42 Investment Partners, LLC is an alternative investment management company. Lane42 Investment Partners, LLC engages in alternative investment management with a focus on opportunistic credit, distressed debt, and hybrid capital strategies.

Avocet Partners Intermediate, LLC

Avocet Partners Intermediate, LLC is an investment and operating platform which, following completion of the proposed transaction, will be indirectly jointly owned and controlled by Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC and Lane42 Investment Partners, LLC.

Hawk Acquisition, LLC

Hawk Acquisition, LLC is a newly incorporated entity, which is owned by Avocet Partners Intermediate, LLC.

EMC National Life Company

EMC National Life Company is a US based insurance company, and the life insurance affiliate of EMC insurance, providing both personal and commercial life insurance coverage.
Contacts

Leo Hopkins

leohopkins@ccpc.ie

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