Latest Mergers & Acquisitions Headlines

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InterWest Acquires McDermott-Costa Insurance Brokers in California

Oct 31 2024 // InterWest Insurance Services acquired McDermott-Costa Insurance Brokers in San Leandro, California. John Johnson and Mike McDermott will remain in leadership roles. InterWest is headquartered in Sacramento. McDermott-Costa...

FTC Antitrust Merger Rules Issued After Rare, Bipartisan Compromise

Oct 30 2024 // A new US antitrust rule requiring companies to give the government more information on their mergers and acquisitions came with a surprise twist: The Federal Trade Commission passed it with a rare 5-0 vote.The...

King Risk Partners Acquires Connecticut’s Suzio Insurance

Oct 30 2024 // Florida-based insurance broker King Risk Partners reports it has acquired Suzio Insurance Center, Inc., an independent insurance agency based in Meriden, Connecticut. Suzio Insurance Center was started in 1974 by the late...

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Bloodstock and Livestock Specialist Broker Stonehatch

Oct 30 2024 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Stonehatch, a leading specialist bloodstock and livestock insurance broker.Financial details of the transaction were not...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Adept Benefits in Washington

Oct 30 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Snoqualmie, Washington-based Adept Benefits LLC. Adept Benefits is a health and benefits consulting firm serving clients in the greater Seattle area. Megan Narrance and her team will...

Clear Group Acquires Lilley Plummer Risks, Entering Wholesale Lloyd’s Broker Space

Oct 29 2024 // Clear Group, the UK independent insurance broker that is owned by Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, has entered the wholesale Lloyd’s broker space with the acquisition of Lilley Plummer Risks Ltd., a...

North Carolina Governor Approves $600 Million in Helene Recovery Funding

Oct 29 2024 // North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding last Friday for western North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene after legislators passed the recovery bill the...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Australia’s Via Financial Group

Oct 28 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-headquartered broker, announced the acquisition of Australia’s Via Financial Group Pty Ltd.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Sydney,...

Clear Group Acquires UK Broker Vision Insurance Services Ltd.

Oct 25 2024 // The Clear Group, the London-based independent insurance broker, announced it has acquired Vision Insurance Services Ltd., based in Bagshot, Surrey, UK.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. This latest...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires UK Investment Consulting Firm Redington Ltd

Oct 25 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-based broker, announced the acquisition of London-based Redington Ltd.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Redington is an investment consulting firm...

Cash-Flush Florida Tries to Buy Back Its Bonds for First Time

Oct 23 2024 // Florida bond investors are about to have an unusual decision to make — whether to sell their debt back to the state that issued the securities in the first place.The state is offering its first ever buyback, or...

ALKEME Acquires Pinnacle Insurance Consultants in Arizona

Oct 23 2024 // ALKEME acquired Pinnacle Insurance Consultants in Scottsdale, Arizona. Pinnacle Insurance Consultants specializes in errors & omissions insurance for real estate firms. ALKEME is an insurance agency providing...

Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources

Oct 21 2024 // There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency,...

Why Tech Matters in M&A

Oct 21 2024 // Technology and AI innovation makes an impact when it comes to merger and acquisition decision, according to Brooke DeWyze, chief development officer for Trucordia, formerly PCF Insurance Services.DeWyze, who spends her...

Aon’s NFP Acquires Irish Financial, Benefits and Insurance Advisory Firm

Oct 17 2024 // NFP, an Aon company and insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired IHI Group, the Dublin-based advisory firm that specializes in financial planning, healthcare and general insurance needs.Philip Brennan, CEO of IHI...

FTC Finalizes New Merger-Filing Requirements

Oct 17 2024 // The U.S Federal Trade Commission on Oct. 10 finalized changes to a rule that determines what information companies must hand over when seeking clearance for proposed mergers, paring back a proposal that drew criticism from...

Ardonagh Completes A$2.3B Acquisition of Australia’s PSC Insurance Group

Oct 15 2024 // The Ardonagh Group, the London-based independent insurance distribution platform, announced it has completed the A$2.3 billion (US$1.6 billion) acquisition of PSC Insurance Group Ltd.The completion of the acquisition in...

Specialist Risk Group Launches APAC Unit in Singapore, Buys Local Broker

Oct 15 2024 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based specialist insurance intermediary that is majority-owned by Warburg Pincus and Temasek, announced its launch in Asia Pacific with a new subsidiary in Singapore.As the first...

People Moves: Galla Joins Alliant as EVP, Alliant M&A; EPIC Expands Leadership in Northern California

Oct 15 2024 // Galla Joins Alliant Insurance Services as Executive Vice President, Alliant M&APete Galla joined Alliant Insurance Services as executive vice president and senior director, Alliant Specialty, within the company’s...

Inszone Acquires San Antonio Insurance Services

Oct 11 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services announced its acquisition of San Antonio Insurance Services, Texas-based agency known for its strong focus on trucking insurance and a broad array of property and casualty solutions. Founded in...