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Female Leadership Suffers When Private Equity Firms Invest

Oct 16 2024 // Female board and leadership representation at European companies plunges whens private equity firms invest, according to a study by consultancy LCap Group.The average percentage of women in leadership positions tumbles to...

Private Equity’s Insurance Bets Raise Risks, BIS Researchers Say

Sep 17 2024 // Private equity firms have changed the business models of life insurers they invest in, posing risks that are more likely to materialize with higher interest rates, according to researchers at the Bank for International...

Venture Capital Fund Ends Grant Program for Black Women After Lawsuit

Sep 13 2024 // An Atlanta-based venture capital fund on Wednesday agreed to stop operating a program that awarded grants to small businesses run by Black women to settle a lawsuit by an anti-affirmative action group that claimed it...

Private Equity Firm Centerbridge Weighs Exit Options for £3 Billion Canopius at Lloyd’s

Jul 29 2024 // A consortium led by private equity firm Centerbridge Partners is exploring exit options including an initial public offering of Canopius Group in a deal that could value the Lloyd’s of London insurer at about £3...

BMS Agrees to Purchase UK Insurance Broker DR&P From Private Equity Firm Inflexion

Jul 29 2024 // BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has entered into an agreement to acquire David Roberts & Partners (DR&P) from private equity firm Inflexion.Financial details of the deal were...

Private Equity Firm Invests in Injured Worker Case Manager Allegiant Medical Care

Jun 6 2024 // Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has acquired Allegiant Managed Care, a nurse case management company providing services within workers’ compensation and other property/casualty insurance...

Ex-Employee Accuses Private Equity Firm of Retaliatory Firing Over Complaint

May 30 2024 // A former executive assistant at One Equity Partners sued the private equity firm on Wednesday, claiming she was subjected to sexist and racist conduct and was fired for complaining about it.Dianna Toomey, an Arab American...

Investor Climate Group Sets Target for Assets in Private Equity, Debt

Apr 18 2024 // The world’s leading group of asset owners committed to turning their investment portfolios green said on Thursday it had set guidance for private assets for the first time and would also look to improve assessment of...

People Moves: Reinert, Murray to Anchor Everest’s Dedicated Private Equity Practice; Krupczak to Lead US Energy Property at Liberty Mutual

Jan 26 2024 // Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints John Krupczak to Lead Property for US EnergyLiberty Mutual Insurance announced the appointment of John Krupczak to the role of head of US Energy (Property), effective immediately. Part of...

People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Parsons National Private Equity & Venture Capital Group Leader

Dec 15 2023 // Woodruff Sawyer named Luke Parsons the firm’s national private equity and venture capital practice group leader. Parsons was previously senior vice president of Woodruff Sawyer’s private equity and due...

People Moves: Berry Joins Alliant as Venture Capital Leader, Executive Vice President

Dec 11 2023 // Dan Berry joined Alliant Insurance Services as venture capital leader, executive vice president, with Alliant M&A. Based in San Francisco, Berry previously served as private equity and venture capital group leader at...

Appeals Court Blocks Venture Capital Fund’s Grant Program for Black Women

Oct 3 2023 // A federal appeals court on Saturday blocked a venture capital fund from moving forward with a program that awards funding to businesses run by Black women in a case by the anti-affirmative action activist behind the...

Judge Refuses to Block Venture Capital Fund’s Grants for Black Women

Sep 27 2023 // A federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday rejected a bid by the anti-affirmative activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to race-conscious college admissions policies to bar a small venture capital fund...

Oakbridge, Built on Southeast Acquisitions, Has Been Acquired by Private Equity Firm

Sep 26 2023 // Oakbridge Insurance Agency, known for its rapid growth and acquisition of agencies across the Southeast in recent years, has itself been purchased by a private equity firm.Audax Private Equity, which calls itself a capital...

Private Equity Firm CVC Invests in Dale Underwriting to Boost Growth at Lloyd’s

Sep 18 2023 // Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has agreed a strategic partnership with CVC, a leading global private markets manager with €161 billion of...

IBM Sells Weather Business to Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners

Aug 23 2023 // International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services giant said on Tuesday.The sale includes The Weather...

Private Equity Firm Hg Weighs Options for €1.5 Billion Insurance Broker GGW

Aug 18 2023 // Hg is weighing options for GGW Group, including a sale that could value the German insurance broker at about €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion), people familiar with the matter said.The software-focused private equity firm is...

Private Equity Firm TA Associates Weighs Sale of Australian Insurance Broker Honan

Jun 14 2023 // Private equity firm TA Associates is exploring a sale of its stake in Australian insurance broker Honan Insurance Group Pty amid interest from other potential investors, according to people familiar with the matter.TA is...

Private Equity Investor AnaCap Sells Minority Stake in German Broker MRH Trowe

Mar 28 2023 // AnaCap Financial Partners, a London-based private equity investor, announced the sale of a minority stake in portfolio company MRH Trowe, a German owner-managed commercial lines insurance broker.AnaCap and MRHT’s...

People Moves: Ryan Hired to Lead AGCS North America; Goosehead Leadership Promotions; New Private Equity Head at LSM

Mar 8 2023 // Tracy Ryan will join the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE Board of Management as Chief Regions and Markets Officer for North America. She succeeds William (Bill) Scaldaferri who has decided to leave Allianz...