Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sica | Fletcher is pleased to announce that we’ve topped the S&P Global rankings for the third consecutive year. Sica | Fletcher is excited to keep with momentum going into 2020. About Sica | Fletcher Among the brokerage community, Sica | Fletcher is well known as the leading strategic advisory firm in the U.S.

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Insurance M&A Private Equity Advisory 52

Sica Fletcher

APRIL 2, 2024

Insurance M&A Deal Value By Sector, 2020-2023 *Source: Deloitte’s 2024 Insurance M&A Outlook The demand for brokers is likely to continue into 2024 due to their small-scale operations, which makes them perfect for “tuck-in” deals. Learn more at SicaFletcher.com.

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Insurance M&A S&P Broker 52

Sica Fletcher

JULY 11, 2024

However, the brokerage's tech stack now handles many of these job functions, which significantly improves the bottom line and increases profitability. The expansion of modern capital structures means that M&A advisory teams put in significantly more work when evaluating acquisition offers, resulting in a longer deal duration.

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Insurance M&A Debt Equities 52

Sica Fletcher

JUNE 11, 2024

Last year's data saw PE firms acting as buyers in ~90% of all transactions. Sica | Fletcher’s team is the industry leader in insurance M&A, sitting at the top of the S&P Global charts for a decade. Whereas 2022 saw equity making up nearly 17.5% of payouts, this number has already grown to 33.3% as of H1 2024.

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Broker Insurance Valuation S&P 52

Sica Fletcher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The following article discusses how to value a Registered Investment Advisory firm (RIA) prior to taking it to market. RIA Deal Value and Deal Volume, H1 2020 - H1 2024 In addition, the Federal Reserve has finally started issuing mild tax cuts as of Q3 2024, which suggests a future bump in M&A deal activity.

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Valuation M&A Insurance Advisory 52

Sica Fletcher

MAY 8, 2024

And it certainly does not stop less-than-reputable advisory firms from agreeing to represent you and taking their regular retainer fees, despite knowing full well your agency can’t be sold. seller's discretionary earnings, discounted cash flow), they are so rarely used in insurance M&A that we do not include them here.

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Insurance M&A Valuation Advisory 52

Sica Fletcher

JULY 31, 2024

EBITDA Multiples vs. Cost Of Debt, 2020-2024 Although this phenomenon has never before been seen in insurance M&A transactions, our team cites two reasons why the current market looks the way it does: Resiliency. Look at industry publications and data centers to identify which advisory firms have the best reputations.

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M&A Insurance Debt Equities 52