Gallagher - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Gallagher M&A Summary

Gallagher has acquired 572 companies, including 185 in the last 5 years. A total of 17 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 9 assets.

Gallagher’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired AssuredPartners for $13.5B. Gallagher has acquired in 44 different US states, and 26 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include insurance (84%) and business services (15%).

Gallagher Business Overview

Where is Gallagher headquartered?

Gallagher is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

What is Gallagher’s revenue?

Gallagher disclosed revenue of 10,072M USD for 2023 and 8,551M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Gallagher have?

Gallagher has 44,000 employees.

What sector is Gallagher in?

Gallagher is an insurance company.

When was Gallagher founded?

Gallagher was founded in 1927.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity575
    • M&A Buy Activity566
    • M&A Sell Activity9
  • Total Sectors Invested 9
  • Total Countries Invested 26
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 43
  • M&A Advisors 3

Gallagher

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

2850 Golf Road,
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
United States,
(630) 773-3800
www.ajg.com

Gallagher is an international insurance brokerage and risk management services firm. Gallagher has operations in 27 countries and offers its services in more than 140 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants. Gallagher was incorporated in 1927 and is based in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (31.6/yr) # 408 37 33 38 39 11 566
vol $2.2B $4.0B $1.3B $1.3B $13.5B $1.2B $23.4B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 7 - - - 1 1 9
  575

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Philpacific Insurance Brokers & Managers, Inc. 2025-03-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Cebu, Philippines · www.philinsure.com.ph
Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. 2025-03-04 1.2B USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.woodruffsawyer.com
Dyste Williams 2025-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.dystewilliams.com
RMA General Ltd. 2025-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Albany, New Zealand · www.rmafinancial.co.nz
Grupo Case Benefícios e Seguros 2025-02-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · www.grupocase.com.br
Gallagher - U.S. Executive Search Practice 2025-02-19 - Divestiture
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
Agilis Partners LLC 2025-02-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.agilis.llc
W K Webster & Co Ltd. 2025-02-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Sidcup, United Kingdom · www.wkwebster.com
Dominick Falcone Agency, Inc. 2025-02-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Syracuse, New York · www.falconeinsurance.com
Falcone Associates, Inc. 2025-02-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Syracuse, New York · ww.falconeinsurance.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.    - NetClaim 2024-07-02 4
Itasca,, Illinois · www.gallagherbassett.com Lake Oswego, Oregon · www.netclaim.com
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.    - My Plan Manager Group Pty Ltd 2023-12-07 3
Itasca,, Illinois · www.gallagherbassett.com Adelaide, Australia · www.myplanmanager.com.au
The Benfield Group LLC 2014-09-22 Parisco AS 2021-04-07 1
St. Louis, Missouri · www.benfield.com Oslo, Norway · www.parisco.as
Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc.    - GAB Robins - TPA and Managed Care Businesses 2010-09-29 2
Itasca,, Illinois · www.gallagherbassett.com , United States
Risk Placement Services, Inc.    - National Insurance Professionals Corp. 2003-11-03 8
Itasca, Illinois · www.rpsins.com Poulsbo, Washington · www.nipc.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Insurance 471 (83%) 20.9B (89%) 7 (78%) -
Business Services 80 (14%) 2.5B (11%) 1 (11%) -
Staffing 8 (1%) - 1 (11%) -
Marketing 2 (< 1%) - - -
Financial Services 1 (< 1%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (< 1%) - - -
Infrastructure 1 (< 1%) - - -
Real Estate 1 (< 1%) - - -
Software 1 (< 1%) - - -
Total 566 $23.4B 9 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 422 16.8B 8 -
  California 53 1.2B - -
  Illinois 39 - 2 -
  Texas 32 - - -
  New York 28 660M - -
  Florida 20 13.5B - -
  New Jersey 19 277M 1 -
  Pennsylvania 18 - - -
  Louisiana 16 - - -
  Minnesota 14 - - -
  Michigan 12 - 2 -
  Ohio 13 - - -
  Massachusetts 11 510M 1 -
  Missouri 10 - 1 -
  Connecticut 10 - - -
  Iowa 9 - - -
  Indiana 8 - - -
  Washington 7 - 1 -
  Colorado 7 - - -
  Arizona 7 - - -
  Nebraska 6 - - -
  Mississippi 6 749M - -
  Wisconsin 6 - - -
  Utah 6 - - -
  Oklahoma 6 - - -
  North Carolina 6 - - -
  Nevada 5 - - -
  Maryland 5 - - -
  Virginia 5 - - -
  Tennessee 5 - - -
  Georgia 4 - - -
  Alabama 4 - - -
  Kansas 3 - - -
  South Carolina 3 - - -
  Arkansas 3 - - -
  Kentucky 2 - - -
  Idaho 2 - - -
  South Dakota 2 - - -
  Oregon 2 - - -
  New Hampshire 1 - - -
  Montana 1 - - -
  Hawaii 1 - - -
  Rhode Island 1 - - -
  New Mexico 1 - - -
United Kingdom 45 5.8B - -
  Washington 1 - - -
Australia 31 719M - -
Canada 30 - 1 -
  Ontario 15 - - -
  Alberta 4 - 1 -
  Quebec 3 - - -
  Manitoba 3 - - -
  New Brunswick 2 - - -
  British Columbia 2 - - -
  Nova Scotia 1 - - -
Ireland 5 - - -
New Zealand 5 - - -
Sweden 3 - - -
Switzerland 3 - - -
Brazil 2 - - -
Colombia 2 - - -
Norway 2 - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 2 - - -
Bermuda 1 - - -
Channel Islands 1 - - -
Chile 1 - - -
Czech Republic 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Indonesia 1 - - -
Jamaica 1 - - -
Malaysia 1 - - -
Mexico 1 - - -
Peru 1 - - -
Philippines 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 422 (75%) 16.8B (72%) 8 (89%) -
Cross-border 144 (25%) 6.6B (28%) 1 (11%) -
Total 566 $23.4B 9 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Morgan Stanley
2
Legal Deals
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co LLP
1
Sidley
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $18.7B
$100M to $1B 10 $4.7B
TOTAL $23.4B
Largest AssuredPartners, Inc.
$13.5B (2024-12-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
2%
11 (2%)
Strategic(s)
4%
20 (4%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
89%
8 (89%)

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