Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have long been a cornerstone of corporate growth and strategy. Valuation is the process of determining the worth of a business, and it plays a pivotal role in M&A transactions. Why Market Value Matters in M&A Valuation is the cornerstone of any M&A transaction.

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Sica Fletcher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Q3 Index Reflects an Emphasis on Strategic Fit for Investors in 2023 NEW YORK, NY – November 8, 2023 - Sica | Fletcher releases the Q3 2023 Agency & Broker Buyer Index. The Sica | Fletcher Broker Buyer Index stands as the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector.

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sica | Fletcher is pleased to announce that we’ve topped the S&P Global rankings for the third consecutive year. In 2019, we closed the largest number of transactions ever for our firm, reflecting the increasingly robust M&A market for insurance brokers driven mainly by private equity sponsored brokerages.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 18, 2020

What the Data Is Telling Us In our last few posts, we reported on what we perceived to be the trends in insurance agency and brokerage M&A in light of the pandemic and analyzed the reasons for these trends. In summary, we observed that: The most active acquirers continue to be highly interested in acquisitions.

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Sica Fletcher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

2023 Year-End Index Reflects Continued Emphasis on Strategic Fit for Investors NEW YORK, NY - February 6, 2024 - Sica | Fletcher releases the 2023 Year-End Agency & Broker Buyer Index. According to the report, SF Index members acquired 566 Agents/Brokers in 2023, totaling $2.2B in agency and broker revenue.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 30, 2023

Q2 Broker Buyer Index Shows a 16% Increase in Deal Volume Over Q1 2023 NEW YORK, NY - August 30, 2023 - Sica | Fletcher releases the Q2 2023 Agency & Broker Buyer Index. The Sica | Fletcher Agency & Broker Buyer Index is the most comprehensive report on insurance brokerage M&A activity in existence.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 28, 2024

The following report contains our observations of insurance M&A trends in 2024. As a result, our analysts predict a flurry of M&A activity in H2 2024. As insurance M&A enters into the 2020s, however, buyers are looking at several additional factors that speak to an agency’s more intangible qualities.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

European agency broker and equities research specialist Redburn and US equity brokerage Atlantic Equities have completed the merger of their operations under Redburn’s parent company Rothschild & Co, initially announced on 26 April. Atlantic clients will also be able to delve into the existing European product.

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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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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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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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Sun Acquisitions

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) play a vital role in shaping the business landscape, enabling companies to expand, diversify, and gain a competitive edge. Valuation lies at the heart of every successful M&A transaction, providing a framework to determine the worth of a target company.

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How2Exit

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Ron rn rn rn About The Guest(s): Juan Braschi is the CEO of Boopos, a company that helps talented buyers acquire businesses and provides flexible financing for buying e-commerce and software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses. rn They pre-approve a lot of deals from various brokers and have funded over 30 buyers so far.

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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

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

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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The TRADE

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Markets are constantly challenging and that’s the key aspect to our role.” The London-based trading team at Ninety One has a very particular set of skills. The active investment manager specialises in emerging and frontier markets trading across fixed income, credit and specialist equities. Markets have been tricky.

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The TRADE

MAY 1, 2024

Papanichola began his career at interdealer broker, GFI, however quickly realised the environment wasn’t the one for him. It’s about risk management philosophy and methodology,” explains Papanichola. Interesting, lucrative, fun but highly unconventional,” he says. Both [Cardello and Byrd] were incredibly patient with me.

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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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