M&A Deal Summary

Advent International Acquires Kereis

On May 28, 2025, private equity firm Advent International acquired insurance company Kereis from Bridgepoint

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Advent International’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Advent International’s 17th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-05-28
Target Kereis
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Advent International
Sellers(s) Bridgepoint
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Kereis

Paris, France
Kereis is a pioneer in protection insurance brokerage both in France and Europe, and specializes in credit protection. The company has invested significantly over the past years to diversify its distribution channels and develop its digital offering. Kereis was founded in 1991 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 91.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 346 of 353
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 56 of 58
Country: France M&A 17 of 17
Year: 2025 M&A 5 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-26 Apollo 24|7

India

Apollo 24|7 is an integrated omnichannel pharmacy and wellness retailer. Apollo 24|7 was founded in 2020 and is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-09 Felix

Dublin, Ireland

Felix is a global Gx animal pharma company that develops, manufactures and supplies to distributors and other branded Gx players for private labelling, particularly in the US. Felix is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 112 of 112
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 66 of 66
Country: France M&A 25 of 25
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-03 Esker

Lyon, France

Esker is a document process automation, helping organizations around the world automate their manual business processes with a suite of on-demand and on-premises solutions. Esker was founded in 1985 and is based in Lyon, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-10 NMi Certin

Delft, Netherlands

NMi Certin is an independent specialist for legal metrology testing and inspection services in Europe and a trusted brand globally. NMi specializes in type approval & certification, verification & calibration, and consultancy services covering a broad range of advice on complex regulations and accreditations. NMi Certin was founded in 1937 and is based in Delft, Netherlands.

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