Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
Opinion: Olly Laughton-Scott on selling up successfully
Intelligent selling: It’s easy to take a wrong turn when selling your business. To help brokers avoid the pitfalls, Olly Laughton-Scott explains a few things he’s learnt from his 25 years’ M&A experience
Nexus buys trade credit broker Credit Risk Solutions
Credit Risk Solutions will continue to be led by its founding shareholders amid plans to make regional acquisitions.
Insurance Linx buys Swadlincote-based broker
Deal marks the broker's ninth acquisition.
Hyperion plans stake sale, reports say
The company has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on a sale of part of the business.
Broking Break: Your Top 5
Towergate-owner Ardonagh Group’s latest buys get two mentions in this week’s top five while a new winner of the Brokerbility survey, changes in car premium rates and an indepth analysis of consolidation make up the rest of the most read list.
Ardonagh’s Mastercover deal “symbolic”
Janice Deakin reveals that Mastercover will be part of the advisory division of Towergate and it’s the first acquisition for that part of the business since 2012.
“No plans to change Carole Nash” after £65m Ardonagh deal
Janice Deakin and Ian Donaldson pledge stability for the motorbike broker and say that it will be working with Autonet to enhance digital capabilities.
Towergate-owner Ardonagh Group to buy Carole Nash
The Group revealed that contracts have been exchanged in the deal which is valued at between £60m and £65m and also announced it is set to purchase Mastercover.
Erskine Murray buys Offley Insurance Services
Erskine Murray said the deal would increase its presence in the North West.
Vantage GWP hits £48m following deal
The broker recently bought Maybury James and has its sights on two other niche brokers.
Vantage buys Maybury James
This is the first deal by Vantage since it was acquired by US broker NSM Insurance in 2016.
County Group buys NMJ Insurance Brokers
Halifax-based broker brings County's GWP up to £80m.
Denis O Brown Associates buys Carron Insurance Brokers
Both Scottish businesses specialise in the agricultural sector.
PIB buys specialist charity MGA aQmen Holdings
Deal is broker's eleventh in 17 months.
Applied Net 2017: Consolidation notes from the USA
Takeovers continue apace in the North American market but selling up is not always the best financial option.
Ardonagh Group posts fall in Ebitda but rising income
Firm says one-off costs impacted the results, while its change programme is reaching its final stages.
Aston Scott and Lark confirm new management structure
Appointments follow the completion of the merger of the two brokers.
Sir Peter Wood explores esure stake sale - reports
Article suggests that Wood has held informal talks on a sale of his 30% stake prompting esure shares to rise in value.
Three firms in for Leeds-based Henderson
Aon declined to comment on whether it is one of the bidders.
The Blog Spot: Deal or no deal - is the AA/Hastings tie-up really dead?
Hastings was in talks this summer about buying AA’s insurance business, or in their words forming a “partnership”. The talks have since stopped and the deal hasn’t happened.
Treloar hails "excellent" results for LV in H1 2017
MD for general insurance states insurer will be the "go-to destination" for personal lines brokers following deal with Allianz.
AA admits to insurance sales talks with Hastings
However, Hastings statement reveals talks between the two motor insurance firms have ceased.
Broking Break - Your Top 5
Insurance complaints, Ogden and acquisitions all hit the headlines and made up your top five stories this week.
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