E.Sun to buy Mercuries Life, become Taiwan's 5th-largest listed FHC

E.Sun Financial Holding Co. announced Wednesday that it will acquire Mercuries Life Insurance Co. through an all-share deal, a move that will boost its total assets to more than NT$5.8 trillion (US$187.63 billion) and make it Taiwan's fifth-largest listed financial holding company (FHC).

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