BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with a consortium led by CEO William McMorrow and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. The all-cash transaction is valued at $1.6 billion. The per share purchase price of $10.90 represents a 46 percent premium to Kennedy Wilson’s share price as of Nov. 4, 2025, the last trading day prior to a publicly disclosed proposal received by the company from the consortium.
Fairfax is expected to have a majority of the economic interest in Kennedy Wilson immediately following the closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2026 subject to the satisfaction of a number of customary closing conditions. Upon completion, Kennedy Wilson’s common shares will cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange and will be deregistered under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Beverly Hills-based Kennedy Wilson is a real estate investment company with $31 billion of assets under management in markets across the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. The company went public in 2009.