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

MAY 29, 2024

M&A transactions for insurance companies are part of a robust but complicated market that requires ingesting a great deal of data in order to fully understand. While insurance M&A did see slight dips in deal volume and average value (Fig.2)

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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.

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Software Equity Group

MAY 7, 2024

2023 saw a myriad of factors impact SaaS M&A multiples, including economic developments, technological advancements, and a public market rebound. But what are the key influences shaping valuation multiples in today’s M&A deals? Do you know how potential buyers value your SaaS business?

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Software Equity Group

MAY 8, 2024

2023 saw a myriad of factors impact SaaS M&A multiples, including economic developments, technological advancements, and a public market rebound. But what are the key influences shaping valuation multiples in today’s M&A deals? Do you know how potential buyers value your SaaS business?

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Solganick & Co.

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Navigating the Current M&A Landscape for IT Services: Cloud & Data Analytics Partners Take Center Stage by Aaron Solganick, CEO, Solganick & Co. December 21, 2023 The IT services M&A scene in 2023 has painted a dynamic picture, marked by both cautious optimism and strategic boldness.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

The Sica | Fletcher Agency & Broker Buyer Index is the most comprehensive report on insurance brokerage M&A activity in existence. The Sica | Fletcher Agency & Broker Buyer Index is the most comprehensive report on insurance brokerage M&A activity in existence. Learn more at , SicaFletcher.com.

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TKO Miller

AUGUST 30, 2023

Packaging Trends Q2 M&A Update U.S. The S&P 500 Index is up 16.5% Paperboard prices have also come down significantly from their peak in late 2022. middle market valuation multiples and deal volume are down slightly through Q2 of 2023.

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OfficeHours

AUGUST 23, 2023

She earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business and her master’s degree from Harvard Business School. Come listen to Alice speak about her time recruiting as a Lazard IB Associate into TCV Growth Equity!

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OfficeHours

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even in 2022, when take-private deals hit a new record, they only accounted for 37% of the total value of transactions. Written by a top OfficeHours Coach; Original article published on October 16, 2023 In today’s world, there is much uncertainty around public markets.

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Focus Investment Banking

JULY 2, 2024

This was despite a generally favorable market that pushed the S&P 500 up 3.6% However, the sector still lagged both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ by a wide margin over the past year. The S&P 500 is up 26.3% billion, which is already well above any year in the last five with the lone exception of 2022.

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Sica Fletcher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

An analysis of the most active acquirers in the insurance brokerage space reveals higher average revenue values but lower transaction volume compared to 2022 as the market enters Q4. Broadstreet, Assured, and Gallagher all demonstrated notable increases in deal volume, outpacing their 2022 momentum by over 30%.

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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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Insurance M&A S&P Valuation 52

Sica Fletcher

JUNE 11, 2024

The Insurance Brokerage M&A Market in 2024 On average, insurance brokerages are seeing the highest valuations they’ve had in a decade. 2023 saw a modest drop in insurance brokerage deal volume, from 1043 in 2022 to 957 in 2023, which experts predicted would remain static as the market regrouped to begin a slow growth into 2025.

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

An analysis of the most active acquirers in the insurance brokerage space reveals 13% higher average revenue values but lower transaction volume than 2022 as the year closed. According to S&P Global, Sica | Fletcher ranked as the #1 advisor to the insurance industry for 2017-2023 in terms of total deals advised.

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The Deal

AUGUST 15, 2023

’s Competition and Markets Authority continued review of its Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI) acquisition, gaming M&A will likely jump to the next level. “Sony is probably the most likely company to go looking for a big publisher,” Neil Barbour of S&P Global Inc. If Microsoft Corp.

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S&P Bulge Bracket Entertainment Mergers and Acquisitions 52

The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 27, 2023

5] Despite the instability, investors were granted some breathing room in May as inflation continued to recede from its June 2022 peak. [6] 7] A pause may be more beneficial to investors than a direct rate cut would be; the S&P 500 has historically climbed 16.9% Strine, Jr. discussed on the Forum here ). 3] [4] The U.S.

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Financial Institution Bank Banking Consulting 83

Sica Fletcher

JULY 2, 2024

For agency owners looking to sell their business in 2024, it’s helpful to know something about the insurance M&A buyer landscape before going in. The graphic below illustrates the dramatic differences in activity among the top 25 buyers between 2022 and 2023.

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Insurance M&A Private Equity Advisory 52

Sica Fletcher

MAY 8, 2024

Quite a few articles already detail the process of “how” to sell an insurance agency (you can read our article on that subject here ), but very few get to the bare bones of “why.” For that very reason, our team sat down and wrote this article, which essentially comprises the advice we give to prospective clients during an initial consultation.

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Software Equity Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

By aligning your company’s strategies and performance with their evolving priorities, you can enhance your appeal in the competitive landscape of software investments and acquisitions. In 2022, investors and buyers were keenly focused on gross revenue retention (GRR) and gross profit margin (GPM) as top metrics to target.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 12, 2024

As one of the most active M&A firms in the insurance sector, we are frequently asked how insurance agency valuations work. This article discusses the fundamentals of insurance agency valuations, plus a few lesser-known factors that play into these processes before we give an overview of the insurance M&A market in 2024.

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The Harvard Law School Forum

JUNE 27, 2023

5] Despite the instability, investors were granted some breathing room in May as inflation continued to recede from its June 2022 peak. [6] 7] A pause may be more beneficial to investors than a direct rate cut would be; the S&P 500 has historically climbed 16.9% Strine, Jr. discussed on the Forum here ). 3] [4] The U.S.

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Financial Institution Bank Banking Consulting 52

The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

Redburn Atlantic will build upon the combined firms’ corporate access programmes, which previously provided more than 400 corporate and expert events and brought 40% of the S&P 500 by market cap to Europe last year. Atlantic clients will also be able to delve into the existing European product.

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Cooley M&A

JANUARY 20, 2022

General trends in life sciences M&A. While 2020’s M&A landscape was characterized by whiplash volatility from choppy deal activity in the first half of the year to a surge in volume in the second half, that momentum accelerated in 2021, with no signs of slowing down heading into 2022. driven assets.

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M&A Mergers and Acquisitions Pharmaceutical Mergers 40

Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As we have reported throughout the year, the M&A market for insurance brokers remained at peak, pre-pandemic levels despite all of the public health, political, social, and economic dislocations. S&P reported that the number of insurance brokerage transactions closed in 2020 slightly exceeded those in 2019.

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Capital IT Economics Insurance 52

Cooley M&A

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down 51% year over year, while other sectors saw marked increases. [1]

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Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or “Commission”) adopted rules to enhance and standardize disclosure requirements related to cybersecurity incident reporting and cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance. The rules were approved by the SEC on a 3-2 vote, with the two Republican commissioners dissenting. [1]

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