Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-09-02 |
| Target | Apollo |
| Sector | Insurance |
| Investor(s) | Skyward Specialty Insurance |
| Sellers(s) | Alchemy Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 555M USD |
| Advisor(s) | Evercore Group Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (Financial) Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Legal) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Sector | Insurance |
| Employees | 580 |
| Revenue | 1.1B USD (2024) |
Skyward Specialty is a property and casualty insurance holding company. The company has businesses in specialty lines including management and professional liability, medical stop-loss, surety, E&S property and liability, and large commercial property, programs, as well as multi-line solutions for the energy, trucking, and construction industries. Skyward Specialty was formed in 2006 and is based in Houston, Texas.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 6 |
| Sector: Insurance M&A | 6 of 6 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 5 of 5 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-20 |
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group - XPro Business
Houston, Texas, United States Skyward Specialty Insurance Group's XPro Business provides solutions for the Pest Control industry. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 4.0B GBP |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Alchemy Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the UK, Ireland, and German-speaking Europe. Alchemy looks to commit £25 to £150 million per transaction in areas including financial services, information technology, and telecoms. Historically, the Firm primarily targeted leveraged buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital financings, but today Alchemy specializes in distressed and undervalued or underperforming businesses. Alchemy Partners was formed in 1997 and is based in London.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 15 of 15 |
| Sector: Insurance M&A | 4 of 4 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 11 of 11 |
| Country: United Kingdom M&A | 11 of 11 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-08 |
Heartwood Collection
Teddington, United Kingdom Heartwood Collection operates two food-led concepts. WBC is a food-led pub business in the UK. Brasserie Blanc is a French brasserie group with iconic high street and hotel locations. Heartwood Collection was formed in 1996 and is based in Teddington, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
