Sica Fletcher

MAY 29, 2024

M&A transactions for insurance companies are part of a robust but complicated market that requires ingesting a great deal of data in order to fully understand. While insurance M&A did see slight dips in deal volume and average value (Fig.2)

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Align Business Advisory Services

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Introduction Since 2017, over 4,500 healthcare service companies have been acquired. Both strategic acquirers and private equity groups are heavily investing in Physician Practice Management (PPM) companies as they are recession resistant, have consistent cash flows, and are uniquely scalable.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 31, 2024

The 2024 insurance M&A market has changed substantially from just a few years ago, with potentially staggering implications for the future of insurance M&A transactions. Insurance M&A Transactions in 2024 The insurance M&A transactions we have observed thus far in 2024 indicate larger trends in the sector.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 28, 2024

The following report contains our observations of insurance M&A trends in 2024. As a result, our analysts predict a flurry of M&A activity in H2 2024. As insurance M&A enters into the 2020s, however, buyers are looking at several additional factors that speak to an agency’s more intangible qualities.

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

The insurance M&A market in 2024 is significantly more complex now than it was 20 years ago. However, this report seeks to make sense of these qualities as a whole to provide an overview of the 2024 insurance M&A market. The table of contents below offers quick links for readers seeking specific information in later sections.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 13, 2024

Q1 2024 Agency and Broker Buyer Index Reveals a Dynamic Landscape for Insurance M&A NEW YORK, NY - May 13, 2024 - Sica | Fletcher releases the Q1 2024 Agency & Broker Buyer Index. The shift in buyer rotation year-over-year continues to shape the dynamic insurance M&A landscape. Learn more at SicaFletcher.com.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 23, 2024

In it, we provide readers with a quick and simple overview of the current insurance brokerage M&A market , after which we discuss several macroeconomic and industry-specific factors that could drastically affect transactions in the next six months. The market is already highly competitive, but it’s also limited to what buyers can afford.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 5, 2024

YTD June 2024 Agency and Broker Buyer Index Shows a Steady Rise for M&As NEW YORK, NY – August 6, 2024 - Sica | Fletcher releases the Q2 2024 Agency & Broker Buyer Index. Private Equity-backed buyers maintain a dominant position in M&A activity, accounting for 87% of YTD June 2024 Index transactions.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 5, 2024

YTD June 2024 Agency and Broker Buyer Index Shows a Steady Rise for M&As NEW YORK, NY – August 5, 2024 - Sica | Fletcher releases the Q2 2024 Agency & Broker Buyer Index. Private Equity-backed buyers maintain a dominant position in M&A activity, accounting for 87% of YTD June 2024 Index transactions.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“It’s an honor to welcome Neal to Cooley as a key member of our global M&A practice,” said Jamie Leigh, partner and co-chair of the firm’s M&A group. Neal is a remarkable M&A practitioner with extensive experience counseling leading, multinational public companies across all industries. Read more.

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Cooley M&A

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Compensation matters, including retention packages, equity treatment and related disclosure, are always key negotiating points in M&A transactions. In this post, we discuss compensation challenges in M&A deals in a depressed market and how dealmakers can address these issues.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 26, 2024

This usually leads to equity-based payouts. On average, company leaders in any industry who attempt an M&A transaction using an in-house team average 30% less once the deal is complete. Below, we offer a basic breakdown of the most common advisors in an M&A transaction. Retirement. Financial Security. A Quick Turnaround.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Sica | Fletcher Agency & Broker Buyer Index is the most comprehensive report on insurance brokerage M&A activity in existence. The Sica | Fletcher Agency & Broker Buyer Index is the most comprehensive report on insurance brokerage M&A activity in existence. Learn more at , SicaFletcher.com.

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Sica Fletcher

APRIL 18, 2024

Price, however, is not the only consideration - contemporary deals also include additional considerations, like equity and overall deal structure, to determine what a business owner will actually get from a completed M&A transaction. This is the natural consequence of getting an immediate payout.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In recent posts, we outlined the background of and reasons for the dramatic upsurge of private equity investment in the insurance brokerage industry , how the combination of private equity and low interest rates have dramatically raised valuations , and how private equity sponsored agencies increasingly dominate the insurance agency business.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Legal Week has nominated Cooley for its M&A Team of the Year in the large deal category as part of the 2021 British Legal Awards , which honor the best of the best within the UK’s legal community.

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Cooley M&A

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

government shutdown disrupting the market for IPOs, Brexit uncertainty, natural disasters and various other crises, cross-border M&A activity momentum continues. The following 10 key trends are underpinning hyperactivity in global M&A markets and are set to continue to shape deals well into 2019. In July 2018, the U.K.

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Sica Fletcher

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Our recent blog posts have covered the private equity boom in insurance brokerages , however, the reality is that the vast preponderance of insurance brokerages (probably over 95%) have revenues under $5 million annually. How can you take advantage of the dramatic upsurge of private equity investment in the insurance brokerage?

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The Deal

AUGUST 9, 2023

M&A is a central part of SymphonyAI’s growth strategy as the company prepares for a potential private placement and, eventually, an IPO. “We’re Founded in 2017, the Palo Alto, Calif., Following acquisitions, the company develops AI applications for the target’s clients. AI), which is not profitable, has a $4.4

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The Deal

JUNE 22, 2023

for an undisclosed sum in 2020; of eVestment for $705 million in 2017; and of International Securities Exchange Holdings Inc. Geller is on the deal at Adenza, while managing partner Holden Spaht and partner Brian Jaffee lead the investment at Thoma Bravo, a private equity sponsor. Lam and Veblen counseled Nasdaq on its $2.75

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Sica Fletcher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Leveraging self-reported data from 22 prominent agent and broker acquirers, this index monitors M&A transactions representing 73% of all agency and brokerage deal activity as of YTD September 2023. The Sica | Fletcher Broker Buyer Index stands as the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 15, 2024

Jacobs has spent the last five years at Liquidnet, most recently serving as an equity trader – a role she held for three and a half years. This followed an internship at M&G Investments in 2017. This followed an internship at M&G Investments in 2017.

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The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

And, like most asset managers across the street, its global equity trading desk plays host to a variety of characters, each bringing their own individual string to the wider team’s bow. Robeco formerly had a central multi-asset trading desk across equities, foreign exchange and fixed income, headed up by Robbert Wijgerse.

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InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. In fact, acquisitions by hospitals and private equity in provider services broke records last year according to Bain & Co’s 2019 global healthcare report.

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Shearman & Sterling

JULY 31, 2018

2017-0414 (Del. M&F Worldwide, 88 A.3d On July 20, 2018, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a stockholder challenge to an all-stock business combination between Earthstone Energy, Inc. ("Earthstone") and Bold Energy III LLC ("Bold"). Lodzinski, et al., July 20, 2018).

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

The inherent uncertainty of the M&A market over the last 18 months has underscored the importance of context for supplementing a full understanding before we can gain a better sense of what to expect in 2024. So, how did we get here? What Is Affecting Insurance Agency EBITDA Multiples?

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Cooley M&A

MAY 21, 2021

The application of the prevention doctrine in this context is noteworthy and raises some interesting (albeit unanswered) questions as it relates to the remedy regime that has become commonplace in deals with private equity buyers. Chancellor McCormick’s opinion in Snow Phipps Group, LLC, et al. KCake Acquisition, Inc.,

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

Update on Private Equity and Insurance Brokerages In our ,, previous article , we reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had not diminished the pace of mergers and acquisitions transactions we are seeing in the insurance agency and brokerage sector. The number of transactions we are working on has not abated. The question is, “Why?”.

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 11, 2024

The Insurance Brokerage M&A Market in 2024 On average, insurance brokerages are seeing the highest valuations they’ve had in a decade. Whereas 2022 saw equity making up nearly 17.5% Until this happens, we expect the insurance broker M&A market to remain active but complicated. as of H1 2024.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 2, 2024

For agency owners looking to sell their business in 2024, it’s helpful to know something about the insurance M&A buyer landscape before going in. The late 2010s, however, saw an explosion of private equity activity that has dramatically increased that pool from 5 to more than 50.

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Sica Fletcher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

RIA valuations are typically performed by one of three parties: The M&A Advisor A Third-Party Specialist The Seller Themselves Although many sellers attempt to perform their own valuations, we strongly recommend against this. We highly recommend that sellers speak with an M&A advisor before taking their company to market.

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Shearman & Sterling

JULY 31, 2018

2017-0414 (Del. M&F Worldwide, 88 A.3d On July 20, 2018, Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights of the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed a stockholder challenge to an all-stock business combination between Earthstone Energy, Inc. ("Earthstone") and Bold Energy III LLC ("Bold"). Lodzinski, et al., July 20, 2018).

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The Deal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ingles and Beth Troy of Allen & Overy LLP were M&A counsel to WillScot, a Phoenix-based lessor of offices and portable storage units where Hezron Timothy Lopez is the chief legal and compliance officer. The buyer will pay $3 billion for the target’s equity and assume $800 million in debt. A&O’s Jeffrey J. billion.

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Leveraging self-reported data from 22 of the most active acquirers in the space, the index monitors M&A transactions representing 71% of all agency and brokerage deal activity in 2023. According to S&P Global, Sica | Fletcher ranked as the #1 advisor to the insurance industry for 2017-2023 in terms of total deals advised.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 6, 2024

To begin, we need to start with a few definitions: Investment Banks: We use the colloquial meaning of “investment banks,” which often includes M&A advisory firms and other financial services firms that facilitate the growth and sale of insurance agencies around a possible sale.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We do not provide a detailed overview of the M&A process (readers can find this breakdown in " How To Sell: Insurance Agency M&A, Step-By-Step "), but focus instead on the changes specific to selling a family insurance agency. Inter-family loans, unpaid salaries, or shared equity structures may complicate future sales.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 15, 2024

EBITDA: The Standard Insurance M&A Valuation Model EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is the standard valuation model within the insurance M&A industry. In addition, third-party M&A institutions like S&P Global Data or Statista can provide more generalized data.

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