Equitable Holdings Launches $1.8B Tender Offer for 41.7% Stake in AllianceBernstein, Offers $38.50 Per Unit in Cash, a 7.8% Premium

Benzinga · 02/24 11:06

Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:EQH), the leading financial services holding company of Equitable, AllianceBernstein and Equitable Advisors, today announced that it has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase up to 46,000,000 units ("Units") representing assignments of beneficial ownership of limited partnership interests in AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB) ("AB Holding"), at a price of $38.50 per Unit, net to the seller in cash, for an aggregate purchase price of up to approximately $1.8 billion, less any applicable tax withholding (the "Offer"), representing a 7.8% premium over AB Holding's closing price per Unit on the New York Stock Exchange on February 21, 2025. The number of Units proposed to be purchased in the Offer represents approximately 41.7% of AB Holding's currently outstanding Units. The Offer is being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, each dated February 24, 2025.