M&A Deal Summary

Stone Point Capital Acquires AmTrust Financial

On March 1, 2018, private equity firm Stone Point Capital acquired insurance company AmTrust Financial for 2.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 28th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 70th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Stone Point Capital’s 17th transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-03-01
Target AmTrust Financial
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Stone Point Capital
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 2.7B USD
Advisor(s) BofA Securities (Financial)

Target

AmTrust Financial

New York, New York, United States
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AmTrust Financial office in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
AmTrust Financial office in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
AmTrust Financial is a provider of property and casualty insurance to small businesses. AmTrust insurance products include multiline small business, warranty and specialty risk, specialty program business insurance services. AmTrust Financial was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer

Stone Point Capital

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 25.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Stone Point Capital is a private equity firm that targets investments in financial services sector. Specific areas of interest include insurance underwriting, outsourcing service providers to financial institutions, specialty lending and other credit opportunities, employee benefits and healthcare, asset management/retirement savings, and banking/depository institutions. Stone Point looks to commit between $5 and $500 million of equity per transaction and will consider control or substantial minority positions. Geographic areas of interest include North America and Europe. Stone Point Capital was formed in 1994 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 82 of 103
Sector (Insurance) 28 of 30
Type (Going Private) 3 of 7
State (New York) 17 of 19
Country (United States) 70 of 90
Year (2018) 3 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-27 LegalShield

Ada, Oklahoma, United States

LegalShield is a provider of legal plans and identity theft solutions to families and small businesses across the US and Canada. LegalShield was founded in 1972 and is based in Ada, Oklahoma.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-05 Grace Hill

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Grace Hill develops online training courseware and administration solely for the property management industry. For more than 20 years, Grace Hill has helped people, teams, and companies in the multifamily industry improve performance and reduce risk. The company offers the highest-level performance-based online training courseware and administration with Vision, its industry-leading learning management system. Vision combines the latest in learning science and digital technologies, with white-glove customer service and support. Grace Hill was founded in 1998 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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