OfficeHours

OCTOBER 11, 2023

For the past months, OfficeHours has had some amazing speakers, including private equity pros, HBS MBA grads, and successful founders. We cover topics like private equity, investment banking, switching careers, and how to grow in your job.

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Focus Investment Banking

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The 6th annual Midwest M&A/Private Equity Forum sponsored by the Thomson Reuters Institute was held in early December in Columbus, Ohio, and for your humble correspondent, this was not only my second time as one of the participants, but my first time as a moderator of a panel! More on that later.

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Software Equity Group

MARCH 26, 2024

For top private equity firms, there’s a lot to like about SaaS. Top Software Private Equity Firms Here is a select list of the most active PE investors in the SaaS and software industry over the past year (data taken from the SEG 2024 Annual SaaS Report ). The firm targets mid-market software and tech-enabled companies.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 13, 2023

Compared to other medical fields like dentistry and dermatology, private equity involvement in orthopedic practices has been relatively small. PE also provides the capital needed for expansion (including ambulatory surgery centers and other ancillary revenue sources) or to purchase modern equipment.

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Sica Fletcher

MAY 13, 2024

Q1 2024 Agency and Broker Buyer Index Reveals a Dynamic Landscape for Insurance M&A NEW YORK, NY - May 13, 2024 - Sica | Fletcher releases the Q1 2024 Agency & Broker Buyer Index. The Sica | Fletcher Index is the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector.

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How2Exit

MAY 30, 2023

We are seeing an increasing amount of private equity entering the veterinary space, both at the clinic level and the pet product level. Private equity is already investing heavily in the pet industry, and it is expected to continue to grow. Without the human capital, a business would not be able to function.

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Benchmark International

MARCH 20, 2024

Benchmark International is pleased to announce the transaction between ProStar Adjusting, LLC, and Team One Insurance Services, a portfolio company of Longshore Capital Partners. The transaction creates a strategic expansion for ProStar Adjusting's existing claims-adjusting services and offers a deeper geographic reach.

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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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Focus Investment Banking

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

His list included increasing vehicle complexity, the technician shortage, and continued challenges with insurance relationships. Funding is available through private equity investment and programs provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA). There’s a lot of private equity interest out here,” Strandberg continued.

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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 6, 2024

Our research team’s latest report compares the top insurance agency investment banks of 2024. Insurance Agency Investment Banks: Investment banks that specialize in the insurance industry. Insurance Agency Investment Banks: Investment banks that specialize in the insurance industry.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 8, 2024

Having advised on a record number of insurance agency M&A transactions, we have used our unusually large dataset in tandem with access to third-party M&A databases to provide up-to-date averages of EBITDA multiples for insurance brokerages in 2024. What Is Affecting Insurance Agency EBITDA Multiples?

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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) While insurance M&A did see slight dips in deal volume and average value (Fig.2)

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OfficeHours

JUNE 22, 2023

More surprisingly, a handful of private equity associates have also reached out about being laid off or being put on performance plans in a tough market. Some firms will also continue to pay for health insurance for a couple of months post separation. Do you want to be a career banker?

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Sica Fletcher

APRIL 17, 2020

What is going on in these markets could potentially have significant implications for insurance brokerage M&A, and we want you to understand why. While we can’t predict the future, our certainty level regarding the impacts on insurance brokerage M&A has increased over the past several weeks.

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Sica Fletcher

MARCH 26, 2020

Many of our clients have asked us about the impact on insurance brokerage M&A of the pandemic and the resultant containment efforts. The Largest Strategic Players Tell Us Full Steam Ahead – The major strategic acquirors have informed us that they plan to continue to aggressively pursue acquisitions of insurance brokers.

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Sica Fletcher

JULY 1, 2020

Update on Private Equity and Insurance Brokerages In our ,, previous article , we reported that the COVID-19 pandemic had not diminished the pace of mergers and acquisitions transactions we are seeing in the insurance agency and brokerage sector. These firms remain “on the clock” to deploy their capital.

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Francine Way

MAY 14, 2017

In the last two blog posts, we walked through capital structure and how it impacts M&A activities and vice versa. To be explicitly clear, I am recommending the use of the following ranked capital sources when paying for an acquisition: cash (from the balance sheet), debt (at a reasonable level), and equity.

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Deal Law Wire

MARCH 18, 2021

While insurance companies have struggled throughout the pandemic, with share prices collapsing due to a rise in insolvencies, new technologies have the potential to transform the industry, driving a flurry of M&A activity in early 2021. Insurtech has the added benefit of generating cost-saving efficiencies. A Market Full of Opportunity.

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InvestmentBank.com

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. In fact, acquisitions by hospitals and private equity in provider services broke records last year according to Bain & Co’s 2019 global healthcare report.

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OfficeHours

JULY 20, 2023

Think from the perspective of a private equity player (even if your deal was not a PE deal), and implement important facets such as cash flow generation, ability to add leverage, growth levers, a strong management team, and a business that operates in an attractive, large, and growth industry. Make sure you have your story down cold!

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The Deal

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the latest edition of Behind the Buyouts, Corsair Capital LLC partner Jeremy Schein breaks down the convergence of payments and software. ” In the realm of more traditional financial services, Schein discussed the exit of Oakbridge Insurance Agency LLC this year. As we head to 2024, expect sponsors to explore exits.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 5, 2024

Deal volume was comparable to this period last year, with investors maintaining a cautious approach in assessing acquisition opportunities and with numerous well-funded buyers mindful of the high cost of capital. The Sica | Fletcher Index is the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector.

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Sica Fletcher

AUGUST 5, 2024

Deal volume was comparable to this period last year, with investors maintaining a cautious approach in assessing acquisition opportunities and with numerous well-funded buyers mindful of the high cost of capital. The Sica | Fletcher Index is the leading report on mergers and acquisitions within the insurance brokerage sector.

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Growth Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Two-thirds of the UK’s fintech start-ups are in in the city, and in 2020, the capital attracted 94 per cent of the country’s total fintech venture capital. Beringea Beringea is a transatlantic venture capital firm with more than $800m under management across its funds in the UK and the US.

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Cooley M&A

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Judges selected finalists for the Transatlantic Corporate Team of the Year award based on standout corporate transactions in one of the following fields: IPOs, public M&A, private equity or corporate reorganizations.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Look around online, and you will quickly discover that most coverage of venture capital interview questions is junk. Categories of Venture Capital Interview Questions I would split VC interview questions into 6 main categories. Venture Capital Interview Questions: Fit / Background Q: Walk me through your resume.

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OfficeHours

JUNE 21, 2023

More surprisingly, a handful of private equity associates have also reached out about being laid off or being put on performance plans in a tough market. Some firms will also continue to pay for health insurance for a couple of months post separation. Calculate your runway Living in New York or another big city isn’t easy.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

After an initial slowdown when the pandemic first struck in early 2020, banks have generated record-high fees from M&A and capital markets deals. How does this higher compensation change the investment banking vs. private equity decision and the appeal of IB vs. other industries? What Happened to Investment Banking Fees?

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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

MARCH 31, 2022

As the leading strategic advisor to the insurance brokerage industry, Sica | Fletcher advises on substantially more transactions than any other advisor in the industry. If you have any interest in M&A transactions for insurance agencies and brokerages, you will not want to miss this analysis. The methodology was quite simple.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 10, 2025

I worked with the family business under the family’s ownership for three years and then with the private equity group who acquired and partnered with the family business as a platform for another three years. There’s also continued insurance challenges and a whole lot more. So it’s an industry I love.

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Sica Fletcher

JUNE 2, 2020

Insurance Agency & Brokerage M&A Update Many of our clients have been asking us “now that the first phase of the coronavirus pandemic seems to be ending, where do things stand with insurance brokerage M&A?” As a result, they had and continue to have large pools of equity and debt capital to deploy in acquisitions.

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Focus Investment Banking

JUNE 17, 2024

One typically sees escrows in two areas: working capital and in enforcing a seller’s representations and warranties. Working capital escrows work in this way. A target working capital amount that needs to be left in the business is determined for the transaction. The other advantage is that there is no escrow in the transaction.

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Francine Way

JULY 8, 2017

Many of these causes have their equivalences to the reasons behind the sale of a company (also known as a divestiture): Liquidity: As the equity holding period matured, investors (private equity funds behind companies) will look to sell.

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Focus Investment Banking

APRIL 1, 2024

Summary Private equity-backed Physician Practice Management (“PPM”) companies in the ENT & Allergy space continued a conservative growth trajectory during Q1 2024. Introduction Private equity groups began investing in the ear, nose, and throat and allergy space in 2018.

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Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 17, 2025

After college and a foray into investment banking, Strandberg joined the family business, and remained with it after it was acquired by a private equity group. About three years ago, he joined FOCUS Investment Banking , where he works on mergers and acquisitions and raising capital within the collision repair industry.

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