Sica Fletcher

JUNE 20, 2024

The insurance M&A market in 2024 is significantly more complex now than it was 20 years ago. However, this report seeks to make sense of these qualities as a whole to provide an overview of the 2024 insurance M&A market. The table of contents below offers quick links for readers seeking specific information in later sections.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 31, 2024

The 2024 insurance M&A market has changed substantially from just a few years ago, with potentially staggering implications for the future of insurance M&A transactions. Insurance M&A Transactions in 2024 The insurance M&A transactions we have observed thus far in 2024 indicate larger trends in the sector.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 11, 2024

The following report details insurance brokerage M&A multiple averages for H1 2024. Insurance Brokerage M&A Multiples: Market Overview The 2020s have proven to be a complex market for insurance brokerages. Because several kinds of insurance are legally required (e.g., Streamlined Operations.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 23, 2024

In it, we provide readers with a quick and simple overview of the current insurance brokerage M&A market , after which we discuss several macroeconomic and industry-specific factors that could drastically affect transactions in the next six months. The market is already highly competitive, but it’s also limited to what buyers can afford.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 26, 2024

On average, company leaders in any industry who attempt an M&A transaction using an in-house team average 30% less once the deal is complete. Below, we offer a basic breakdown of the most common advisors in an M&A transaction. The two most common types of M&A buyers are: Strategic. Retirement. Financial Security.

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TechCrunch: M&A

JULY 27, 2023

Uplift had raised nearly $700 million in equity and debt, securing $123 million at a reported $195 million valuation in its Series C round alone. Uplift was founded in 2014 by Brian Barth, who previously sold his travel startup SideStep to Kayak for $200 million. Upgrade arguably got Uplift for a song.

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The S&P Global Market Intelligence League Table reveals that Sica | Fletcher closed 101 M&A deals in 2023, with a significant focus on insurance-related transactions. Sica | Fletcher’s robust performance in 2023 and its positive outlook for 2024 reaffirm its position as the forefront leader in the insurance M&A market.

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Sica Fletcher

APRIL 30, 2024

This article presents a step-by-step guide on how to value an insurance agency - both in the sense of how a valuation agency/M&A advisor goes about valuation, and also in terms of what insurance agency owners can do to maximize their valuation prior to running an M&A deal.

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Shearman & Sterling

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

On November 10, 2016, Chancellor Andre Bouchard of the Delaware Chancery Court granted the appraisal petition of former stockholders in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. ("F&M"), awarding a "fair value" of $91.90 another community bank in western Pennsylvania. Dunmire et al. Read more

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Sica Fletcher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Who Performs A Valuation? RIA valuations are typically performed by one of three parties: The M&A Advisor A Third-Party Specialist The Seller Themselves Although many sellers attempt to perform their own valuations, we strongly recommend against this.

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 14, 2024

Insurance agency owners who are considering the prospect of running an M&A deal process often have many concerns about the fate of their agencies, but the most common by far are those surrounding the agency’s purchase price at closing. The following section describes this process in further detail.

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Sun Acquisitions

MARCH 1, 2024

Established in 1984 and under current ownership since 2014, they have been a cornerstone in the commercial furniture market. Established in 1984 and under current ownership since 2014, they have been a cornerstone in the commercial furniture market. They serve clientele nationwide from its headquarters in IL.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When insurance agency sellers have already met with prospective buyers, they may have been offered a valuation based on their “adjusted EBITDA.” The following article provides a brief overview of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA valuations for insurance agencies. What Is EBITDA? What Is Adjusted EBITDA?

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Shearman & Sterling

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

On November 10, 2016, Chancellor Andre Bouchard of the Delaware Chancery Court granted the appraisal petition of former stockholders in Farmers & Merchants Bancorp of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. ("F&M"), awarding a "fair value" of $91.90 another community bank in western Pennsylvania. Dunmire et al. Read more

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

The inherent uncertainty of the M&A market over the last 18 months has underscored the importance of context for supplementing a full understanding before we can gain a better sense of what to expect in 2024. So, how did we get here? What Is Affecting Insurance Agency EBITDA Multiples?

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

We do not provide a detailed overview of the M&A process (readers can find this breakdown in " How To Sell: Insurance Agency M&A, Step-By-Step "), but focus instead on the changes specific to selling a family insurance agency. In particular, sellers should be aware of: Family Reputation as an Asset.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The following article details the process of selling an insurance agency book of business in 2024, including deviations from the process of selling an agency, the valuation process, and common payout structures. This means getting a formal valuation done - typically through your M&A advisor, but sometimes through a third party.

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OfficeHours

JULY 18, 2023

I started my career in 2014 as an investment banking analyst in an oil & gas coverage group. In June of 2014, when I finished training and first hit the desk, the price of oil was $105 per barrel (West Texas Intermediate, or WTI). By December of that year, prices had fallen to $59 per barrel.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 15, 2024

essentially boils down to three major steps: Determine your insurance agency’s EBITDA Determine the standard valuation multiple for an agency of your size Multiply your EBITDA by the multiple to determine your expected payout (i.e., Interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are then added to this number.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 8, 2024

While we’ve already written extensively on the process of insurance agency valuation , the following sections focus on what to look for in the earliest stages of considering a sale - in other words, what deciding factors to look for to determine whether you should sell your agency. doesn’t have any strong succession prospects, or b.)

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2024

The Process of Selling an Insurance Brokerage Selling an insurance brokerage essentially consists of six phases and spans between 8-18 months on average: The Phases of Selling an Insurance Brokerage We should note that this process is longer than it used to be; insurance M&A transactions just a few years ago took between 6-12 months on average.

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Sica Fletcher

APRIL 11, 2024

Seller 1: The Owners Insurance agency sellers typically have clear motivations and goals going into the M&A deal process. Insurance Agency Seller Motivations Insurance agency owners enter into an M&A arrangement with one of several goals in mind.

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Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In recent posts, we outlined the background of and reasons for the dramatic upsurge of private equity investment in the insurance brokerage industry , how the combination of private equity and low interest rates have dramatically raised valuations , and how private equity sponsored agencies increasingly dominate the insurance agency business.

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Let’s break down how this is paid: Valuation The valuation is invariably calculated as Pro Forma EBITDA multiplied by the EBITDA multiple. (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.

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Cooley M&A

JULY 19, 2019

While some may view this as the ICO simply continuing to flex its muscle (in light of news of a £183M (approximately $123M) British Airways fine a day earlier), the Marriott fine and others likely to follow could have significant implications on future M&A transactions involving cybersecurity and data privacy matters. They decided.

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InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

M&A activity in physician practices continues to grow and outpace other sectors as deals in the healthcare industry are coveted by investors for their strong growth, recession resistance, and superior historical returns.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

For instance, the Bali Package in 2014 aimed at streamlining trade, allowing developing countries more options for food security, and providing better trade opportunities for the least developed countries. The World Trade Organization (WTO ) plays a pivotal role in shaping the global economic landscape.

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Cooley M&A

MAY 5, 2020

M&F Worldwide Corp., 2014) (“MFW”) and its progeny applies in a non- MFW scenario (i.e., M&F Worldwide Corp., 2014) (“MFW”) and its progeny applies in a non- MFW scenario (i.e., from the outset). Salladay is the first time that a Delaware court has held that the ab initio requirement established by Kahn v.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 10, 2020

The issue with this is that the valuation of insurance brokers is invariably calculated as Pro Forma EBITDA multiplied by the EBITDA multiple. It takes both variables to come up with an adequate valuation, and you need professional assistance to calculate the Pro Forma EBITDA properly. I can do this myself and save the money.”

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InvestmentBank.com

DECEMBER 1, 2020

M&A Beat – US Health Services Q2 2020 M&A Beat is a quarterly update for CEO’s, CFO’s, Owner, Founders of lower middle-market ($10M-$100M Rev) companies, offering relevant details on mergers and acquisitions deal value, volume, valuation multiples and trends in their respective industry and vertical.

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InvestmentBank.com

MAY 26, 2021

As vaccine distributions bring us ever closer to putting COVID-19 firmly in our rearview mirror, the past year will become remembered as a period of cancelled plans, mask mandates, and bizarre events unlike anything most of us had seen in modern history. As we have been reminded throughout history, growth isn’t perpetual.

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InvestmentBank.com

MAY 18, 2021

The healthcare sector in the United States is a large driver of economic output. The World Health Organization notes that the United States spends more on healthcare as part of its GDP (17%) than any country in the world. What is the healthcare industry and its major subsectors?

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