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Brookfield Corp. shareholders approved a plan to combine with Brookfield Wealth Solutions, creating a single publicly traded entity called New BN.
"The transaction will further simplify our corporate structure, create a more capital-efficient platform to support Brookfield's long-term growth, and open a path to broader global index inclusion," Frank McKenna, chair of Brookfield's board, said.
The deal, approved at the annual and special meeting July 16, is expected to close in late fourth quarter 2026, subject to remaining court and regulatory approvals. A final court hearing is scheduled for July 21.
The combination gives Brookfield's insurance operations direct access to the corporation's $145 billion permanent capital base. The company generated $6 billion in distributable earnings over the past 12 months, supported by $108 billion in capital raised across its asset management business.
Brookfield has built a permanent capital base of $175 billion, which President and CFO Nicholas Goodman described as one of the largest pools of discretionary capital globally. Fee-bearing capital reached $614 billion, while fee-related earnings rose 18 percent to $3.1 billion over the period.
In wealth solutions, distributable earnings increased 11 percent to $1.7 billion. Insurance assets grew to $180 billion, including the acquisition of Just Group, which added $40 billion of assets. The company originated $20 billion of annuity sales and deployed $14 billion of float into Brookfield-managed strategies.
Brookfield returned $1.5 billion of capital to shareholders over the past year, including $900 million through share repurchases and $600 million through dividends. The company completed $170 billion of financings and holds $188 billion of deployable capital while maintaining an A-minus credit rating.
Management expects distributable earnings per share to grow from $2.54 to $5.85 by 2030, representing more than 20 percent annual growth. Capital allocation could add another $1.10 per share, bringing expected distributable earnings to $6.95 by 2030. The company projects $53 billion of cumulative free cash flow from existing businesses over the next five years.
The simplified structure could create a path toward broader global index inclusion, potentially broadening Brookfield's investor base and improving trading liquidity. Wealth solutions insurance assets are expected to grow from $180 billion to $350 billion by 2030, while fee-bearing capital at Brookfield Asset Management is projected to exceed $1 trillion.
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