UPDATE 2-Prudential sells Jackson equity stake to Apollo-backed Athene for $500 mln

Prudential sold a minority stake in its U.S. business, Jackson, to Apollo Global-backed Athene Holding for $500 million, the insurer said on Thursday, in the first phase of its plan to create an independent U.S. business. The London-listed, Asia-focused insurer, which is also regulated in Hong Kong, has been looking for ways to bring external capital into the U.S. annuity provider and said it would continue to evaluate options for the part of the business it still own

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