M&A Deal Summary

Ardonagh Group Acquires Towergate Health & Protection

On June 24, 2017, Ardonagh Group acquired insurance company Towergate Health & Protection from Palatine Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ardonagh Group’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Ardonagh Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-06-24
Target Towergate Health & Protection
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Ardonagh Group
Sellers(s) Palatine Private Equity
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Towergate Health & Protection

Southampton, United Kingdom
Towergate Health & Protection is an independent Private Medical and Protection Insurance broker. Towergate Health & Protection was established in 2002 and is based in Southampton, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ardonagh Group

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2017
Sector Insurance
DESCRIPTION

Ardonagh Group is an independent insurance distribution platform offering a highly diversified range of insurance-related products and services across the full insurance value chain in the UK, Ireland and broader international markets. Ardonagh Group was founded in 2017 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 9
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-01 The Ardonagh Group - Commercial MGA Businesses

London, United Kingdom

The Ardonagh Group - Commercial MGA Businesses is a full-service managing general agent (MGA) encompassing Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Agriculture, a London Market business, Geo Specialty, and a European MGA; Geo Europe. With 15 offices across the UK and Europe, Geo Underwriting offers a wide underwriting footprint, diverse product range, and A-rated capacity.

Sell £31M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Palatine Private Equity

Manchester, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 570M GBP
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Palatine Private Equity is a UK based private equity firm focused on investing in businesses valued up to £50 million. The Firm generally looks to fund profitable, cash-generative companies with strong management teams and established market positions, however, Palatine will also consider turnaround situations. Target sectors include retail/leisure, business outsourcing, financial services, healthcare, and niche manufacturing. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts/buy-ins, consolidations, growth capital financings, and restructurings. Palatine was originally formed as Zeus Private Equity in 2005. The Firm has offices in Bristol, Manchester, and London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 26
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 4 of 15
Country: United Kingdom M&A 8 of 26
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Telford, United Kingdom

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