Gallagher buys Risk Services in UK M&A return

Deal

Deal marks the broker's first purchase in the UK after a three year long integration programme.

Gallagher has bought Chester-based commercial insurance broker Risk Services (NW) for an undisclosed sum.

Insurance Age revealed in April that Gallagher was due to return to buying in the second quarter of 2018.

The business said that Risk Services, which was established in 1999 by managing director Steve Lowe, has grown organically and through acquisition to become one of the largest independent insurance brokers in Chester, North Wales and the surrounding area.

The broker brings around 20

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