Sun Acquisitions

MARCH 1, 2024

Specializing in catering to small-medium size restaurants/bars/hospitality groups, courtrooms, schools, and television/movie studios, they deliver quality products and exceptional service to over 500 customers annually. Established in 1984 and under current ownership since 2014, they have been a cornerstone in the commercial furniture market.

Food 59

Food Mergers and Acquisitions Acquisitions Middle Market 59

Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Return Logistics International was established in 1996, and currently provides manufacturer returns processing, as well as product and waste destruction and disposal for manufacturers, wholesalers, retail and institutional pharmacies, medical practitioners and dispensers, animal hospitals, animal clinics, and veterinarians.

Sale 52

Sale Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions Manufacturing 52

Sica Fletcher

JUNE 2, 2020

First, these brokers each have growth strategies whose success is measured by the expansion of revenues and EBITDA. We will have much more to report on the current state of the private equity and debt markets for insurance brokers in our next blog. There are two principal reasons.

Insurance 52

Insurance Broker Private Equity M&A 52

Focus Investment Banking

MAY 23, 2024

of deals died because there was a “valuation misalignment” between a buyer and a seller. You can expect to have a discussion on this matter and you might see a haircut on the valuation, as well. The combined weight of all these process issues once caused a seller I knew to get hospitalized with heart palpitations and shingles.

Business 52

Business Book-building Sale Profitability 52

Growth Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

This valuation is either achieved through an equity financing round or via financial performance indicators. In August 2021, ZEPZ raised $292m in a funding round which saw its valuation increase to $5bn. #7 The group comprises of brokering firm Howden, underwriting agency DUAL, MGA and its data and analytics arm HX.

Insurance 52

Insurance Banking Bank Funds 52

Software Equity Group

AUGUST 20, 2024

Notable recent acquisitions include the June 2024 purchase of Sceptre Hospitality Resources, a provider of AI-based revenue generation and management SaaS for businesses in the hospitality sector globally. The Access Group has made seven software acquisitions in the past 12 months, including four in the first half of 2024.

Investment 52

Investment Management Acquisitions Business 52