Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Lark buys Euromarine
Broker to keep office and staff in Kent.
Weald Insurance Brokers buys Steadman & Hozier
The value of the deal was £5m.
Back to binge buying?
Returning to the market, Barbara Bradshaw sees the same mistakes being made and bemoans unequal access to finance
Jelf publishes final results from before Marsh acquisition
Consolidator posts double digit leaps in revenue and Ebitdae.
Bluefin completes four purchases
Consolidator buys in Liverpool and adds to offices in Stockton and Forfar.
MAC Group invests in Preston-based Healthcare broker
Isle of Man firm aiming for further acquisitions.
Arthur J Gallagher & Co unveils new credit facility for acquisitions
Previous $600m facility replaced by $800m arrangement which could be increased to $1.1bn.
Simply Business sold by AnaCap
Aquiline Capital Partners has bought the business.
Thomas Carroll buys Monmouthshire Insurance Services
Sale comes after strategic review by Monmouthshire Building Society.
Seventeen Group buys Annandale Insurance Brokers
Annandale will retain its name and staff.
Academy pre-tax profit rises 31% to £1.8m
Turnover also increases by 5% to £9.1m for the year to the end of June 2015.
Integro buys Croton Stokes Wilson Holden
Specialist broker joins Integro’s London wholesale group.
Chase Templeton buys Wellbeing Health Insurance
Deal is fourth acquisition of the year for PMI consolidator.
The decline of UK ownership
US and European giants may have taken over large swathes of the UK insurance market but, as Tony Cornell points out, the industry in this country is flourishing
Plum Underwriting buys Synergy
GRP-owned Plum Underwriting has bought HNW specialist MGA Synergy Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum.
Cooke & Mason MD welcomes takeover by PIB
David Charles says his brokerage is eyeing growth across the business.
PIB buys Cooke & Mason
The acquisition is the second made by PIB since its formation in 2014.
County reveals £1.4m Ebitda for 2015
Group turnover up organically and through acquisition.
Circle Group buys Creative Risk Solutions
Negotiations and talks taking place on other possible acquisitions says Circle chairman Tony Norcott.
Henderson confirms John Reynolds deal
Broker says all staff will be retained and commits to investing in the business.
Henderson buys John Reynolds Group
Deal involves Manchester-based credit insurance specialist.
PIB confirms Fish Insurance buy
First acquisition for Brendan McManus-led business.
Abbey Insurance to further grow branch network
Broker says focus will be on integration and opening new offices following purchase of Open + Direct.
Abbey Insurance buys Open + Direct
All Open + Direct staff and branches across Northern Ireland to transfer from Swinton to Abbey Insurance.