How2Exit

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The importance of clean data rooms, strategic earn-out agreements, and the role of rep and warranty insurance in private transactions forms the crux of their discussion. Understanding Earn-Outs : Earn-out agreements should be negotiated meticulously, with clear metrics and expectations to ensure they serve both parties' interests.

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Profitability Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Negotiation 130

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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Insurance Valuation Profitability M&A 52

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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Sun Acquisitions

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Negotiating the sale of a manufacturing business can be highly stressful, but it is possible to get through it with minimal stress when armed with the right tips and strategies. To help ensure a better outcome for all parties involved, here are some top tips for negotiating the sale of a manufacturing business.

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Negotiation Manufacturing Sale Business 52

Sica Fletcher

APRIL 2, 2024

The following report examines the health and outlook for insurance M&A deals in 2024. We base this research on several key findings in our proprietary SF database, which observes and records data from the top ~400 insurance M&A buyers. Agency vs. Company: Which Is The Better Insurance M&A Deal?

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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. We’ll also detail some of the factors affecting these calculations.

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Insurance Valuation M&A S&P 52

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 following section details the insurance M&A buyer landscape as of Q3 2024. To provide a sense of context for buyers’ current standing, we also include information from 2023.

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Insurance M&A Private Equity Advisory 52

Sica Fletcher

JUNE 11, 2024

The following report contains our projections for Q3 2024 insurance broker valuation multiples. In addition, we categorize this data according to insurance industry specialization and by brokerage size, as measured by their annual revenue. Since H1 2023, the average insurance brokerage valuation multiple has hovered around 11.6x

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Broker Insurance Valuation M&A 52

Sica Fletcher

MAY 15, 2024

This article breaks down the question, “how much is my insurance agency worth” in further detail, but the table below provides a surface-level overview based on varying degrees of revenue and operating expense: How Much Is My Insurance Agency Worth: A Breakdown Answering the question, “how much is my insurance agency worth?”

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Insurance M&A S&P Valuation 52

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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Valuation Insurance M&A Profitability 52

Sica Fletcher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Although insurance agencies are not always family affairs, the 2024 insurance landscape reveals that between 50% and 70% of agencies are family-owned. The valuation process has a few additional considerations when selling a family insurance agency. In particular, sellers should be aware of: Family Reputation as an Asset.

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Insurance Valuation M&A S&P 52

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. Selling an insurance agency book of business has a few advantages over selling the agency in total. Why Sell Just the Book?

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Insurance Business Valuation M&A 52

Sica Fletcher

MARCH 26, 2024

This article outlines how to sell an insurance agency by chronological steps, with a quick overview of the process in the table immediately following. We also include some key insights we’ve gathered over several decades of selling insurance agencies. Insurance agency M&A transactions take one of two forms: Auction.

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M&A Insurance Valuation Advisory 52

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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M&A Insurance Equities Debt 52

Cooley M&A

MAY 23, 2024

While representation and warranty (R&W) insurance continues to be used across a broad range of M&A transactions, its use has cooled as dealmakers navigate challenging market conditions. As deal flow has dwindled, competition has increased among carriers, and minimum floors largely have fallen away. of the policy limit.

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Insurance M&A Underwriting Financial Statement 52

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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M&A Insurance S&P Valuation 52

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. for insurance agencies.

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What's Market

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The most recent three of these studies (2017, 2019 and 2021) have looked at representation and warranty insurance (“RWI”) in private company M&A transactions. With RWI, buyers and sellers are able to allocate some of the post-closing M&A indemnity risk to third party insurers.

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Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Mergers 52

Cooley M&A

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Over the last decade the use of R&W insurance in merger and acquisition transactions has grown exponentially. From 2008 to 2018, the total R&W policies bound per year in North America rose from 40 deals, providing $541 million of coverage to 1500+ R&W insurance transactions, providing aggregate coverage of $38.6 Advantages.

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The M&A Lawyer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

A substantial amount of the time and energy involved in papering and negotiating the deal is usually devoted to reps and warranties. Parties are well-served to remember this risk-shifting function during negotiations. Why do representations and warranties get so much attention? Reps serve four primary functions. Disclosure. guarantees.

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M&A Insurance Financial Statement Negotiation 130

Sica Fletcher

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Every year, numerous insurance agency and broker principals attempt to sell their companies by being " Serial Daters". They are contacted by a potential buyer or solicited by someone who has sold their agency and try to negotiate with one buyer at a time. This is generally a very big mistake.

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Insurance Private Equity Advisory Equities 52

Lake Country Advisors

JULY 25, 2024

Review insurance coverage. Final Steps and Decision Making The final steps in the due diligence process involve summarizing findings, negotiating terms, and preparing for the transition post-acquisition. The report will keep your key stakeholders informed and guide negotiations. Negotiate the terms and conditions.

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Business Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiation Risk Assessment 104

How2Exit

MARCH 24, 2023

To do this, he obtained his insurance and securities licenses and started helping developers raise money. Concept 9: Negotiate Creative Deals Negotiating creative deals is a key component of successful acquisitions. Whether it is a purchase or a merger, the negotiation process can be complex and requires careful consideration.

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M&A Business Mergers and Acquisitions Investors 130

OfficeHours

AUGUST 25, 2023

The buyer universe for this debt most often includes collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) funds, high-yield mutual funds, insurance companies, and other similar institutional buyers. Second, private credit investors are able to provide substantially more flexibility for borrowers.

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Private Equity Equities Debt Finance 130

How2Exit

MARCH 1, 2023

Joel believes that a lot of the stuff that people uncover during the negotiation process should have been known before the negotiations process. Finally, creative insurance products may also be available, but this is an area that requires expert advice and research. Bringing a lawyer in too early can be a mistake.

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M&A Business Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiation 130

Francine Way

MAY 14, 2017

They can be prepaid based on negotiation, and this flexibility comes with an attractive pricing (LIBOR + 300-350 bps). Mezzanine or Sub Debt: Varies in size (smallest would be $5M), 7-10 years with no amortization (balance paid at maturity), unsecured, and provided by insurance companies, pension funds, and mezzanine private / public funds.

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Beyond M&A

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The usual suspects I assume the ‘standard’ checkpoints are often the first ports of call: scope, timing, pricing, customer references, technical certifications, vendor partnerships, SLAs, insurance details, system uptime, and response times. An assurance of swift support response is non-negotiable. Ask for evidence.

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IBG

MARCH 14, 2024

Some R&W provisions are boilerplate, while others are negotiated and carefully tailored to the deal, the nature of the company, its operations and financial condition, and how the seller has described them. As compared to the demands and economics of escrows, insurance stands as a viable alternative.”

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

company like Tesla, understanding terms like FOB is crucial when negotiating deals and supply contracts overseas. Impact on Cost Structure Determining when the title of goods changes hands affects revenue recognition, insurance liabilities, and transportation costs.

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Private Equity Negotiation Transportation Valuation 52

How2Exit

MAY 8, 2023

Once the evaluation is complete, the buyer and seller must then negotiate the terms of the transaction. This negotiation process can be complex and may involve the use of lawyers, accountants, and other professionals. Once the due diligence is complete, the buyer and seller must then negotiate the purchase price.

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Focus Investment Banking

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Updates to this second edition include quality of earnings reports, representation and warranty insurance, how to hire investment bankers, changes to the offering documents, the rise of family offices, and the ubiquity of adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) as a basis for valuation.

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Mergers Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions M&A 52

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 18, 2024

Table of contents Certificate of Deposit (CD) Definition Certificate of Deposit Explained History Features Types Examples What is Negotiable CD? They come at a low risk, with some being insured by government bodies. Some of these are banks, NBFCs, investment companies, brokerage firms, insurance companies and trust corporations.

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Financial Institution Accountant Bank Banking 52

Lake Country Advisors

AUGUST 9, 2024

This trust is crucial in negotiations and can lead to a smoother and more prosperous sale process. Negotiating the Best Deal Understanding buyer motivations and leverage points is crucial for negotiating a successful deal when selling your manufacturing business. These safeguards protect your interests and minimize risks.

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How2Exit

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

– Ray Drew "The SBA 7(a) is an insurance policy that helps mitigate our risk so that we can make these loans which wouldn't be approved conventionally." Once the commitment is secured, the closing phase ties up all the loose ends, from negotiating purchase agreements to obtaining necessary insurances.

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Business Acquisitions Underwriting Finance 130

The M&A Lawyer

AUGUST 25, 2015

Some, such as “Liabilities,” “Material Adverse Effect” or “Seller’s Knowledge” (or their equivalents) are used throughout the contract and may be the subject of extensive negotiations. authority and enforceability. absence of conflicts. capitalization and ownership. subsidiaries. financial statements.

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Peak Frameworks

MAY 2, 2024

Insurance Policies: These are classic examples where the insurer promises compensation for losses under specific conditions, against premium payments. Manage Risks: Especially in insurance and options trading , these contracts help distribute and manage financial risk.

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Finance Finance Financial Transaction Insurance 52

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. Remember, there’s no Dow Jones Industrial Average showing the EBITDA multiples of insurance agencies and brokerages published in the Wall Street Journal.

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