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Kennedy Wilson Enters into Agreement to be Acquired by Consortium Led by William McMorrow and Fairfax Financial
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. and TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (“Kennedy Wilson” or the “Company”) and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) (“Fairfax”), today jointly announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) providing for Kennedy Wilson to be acquired, in an all cash-transaction, by an entity affiliated with a consortium led by William McMorrow, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Co
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