AXA to Acquire Maestro Health for $155 Million

AXA SA (CS.FR) will acquire U.S. health-administration company Maestro Health Inc. for $155 million, the French insurance provider said Monday.

Chicago-based Maestro Health provides a digital platform for companies to manage their health-benefit administration, enabling them to lower their overall health-care costs, AXA said in a release.

Maestro has more than 300 employees and targets mid-size and large-size employers across the U.S., AXA said.

The acquisition fits into AXA's strategy to dedicate 200 million euros ($244.4 million) a year to innovation, said Chief Innovation Officer Guillaume Borie.

The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018, AXA said.

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January 22, 2018 12:30 ET (17:30 GMT)