Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 5, 2024

Private Equity-backed buyers maintain a dominant position in M&A activity, accounting for 87% of YTD June 2024 Index transactions. The firm was founded in 2014 by Michael Fletcher and Al Sica, two of the industry's leading dealmakers who have advised on over $17.5

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Private Equity-backed firms have dominated the space consistently for several years in terms of the number of transactions and represent over 89% of SF Index transactions during 2023. . ### About Sica | Fletcher: Sica | Fletcher is a strategic and financial advisory firm focused exclusively on the insurance industry.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 30, 2023

The quarterly report emphasizes the ever-growing presence of private equity-backed firms in insurance brokerage M&A. About 91% of SF Index transactions were executed by private equity-backed firms through YTD June 2023, continuing the trend observed year over year.

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Sica Fletcher

DECEMBER 12, 2019

(Otherwise Known as “How Acquisitions Are Structured”) Our November blog post asked how a smaller agency can take advantage of the tsunami of private equity investment in insurance brokerages. This is generally the same stock which is owned by senior management and the private equity investor.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 2, 2024

The late 2010s, however, saw an explosion of private equity activity that has dramatically increased that pool from 5 to more than 50. Private equity firms make up approximately 92% of the current buyer pool, making them the most common type of buyer that sellers will likely run into.

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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

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Private Equity-backed firms have dominated the space consistently for several years in terms of the number of transactions and represent over 89% of SF Index transactions during YTD September 2023. . ### About Sica | Fletcher: Sica | Fletcher is a strategic and financial advisory firm focused exclusively on the insurance industry.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 31, 2024

Equity Over Time in Insurance M&A Transactions Modern capital structures, however, have also changed significantly in the last several years, including various types and classes for categorizing equity, all of which determine who gets paid in what order. Changes in the buyer pool.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 26, 2024

private equity firms, investment banks, individual investors). The advisory team targets a single high-profile buyer on whom they focus their marketing efforts. For example, a private equity firm LOI might state that it plans to roll up your agency with others and resell them all several years later. Account-Based.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

The last few years, however, have revealed an innate resiliency in smaller insurance agencies that makes them a more evergreen option for both private equity and strategic acquirers. According to S&P Global, Sica | Fletcher ranked as the #1 advisor to the insurance industry for 2017-2023 YTD in terms of total deals advised on.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 29, 2024

About Sica | Fletcher: Sica | Fletcher is a strategic and financial advisory firm focused exclusively on the insurance industry. Founders Michael Fletcher and Al Sica are two of the industry's leading dealmakers who have advised on over $16 billion in insurance agency and brokerage transactions since 2014.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Common Insurance Agency Book of Business Payment Structures Insurance agency M&A transactions are typically going to happen through a financial buyer, which is almost always a private equity company. About Sica | Fletcher: Sica | Fletcher is a strategic and financial advisory firm focused exclusively on the insurance industry.

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

The History of Private Equity in Insurance One of the primary forces differentiating the insurance M&A market in 2024 from those of decades past is the presence and dominance of private equity (PE) firms in the buyer space.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 12, 2024

For the most part, the market consists of many small to midsize agencies that make prime candidates for roll-up deals, especially as private equity firms have played an increasingly larger role in the market over the last decade. There are surprisingly few large insurance brokerages.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 10, 2020

As of today, there are at least 30 private equity sponsored brokers who are actively searching for acquisitions, plus other strategic players. Sica | Fletcher has the best network of strategic buyers and private equity clients in the country and has closed well over 250 transactions over the last three years.

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