M&A Deal Summary

Employers Holdings Acquires AmCOMP

On October 31, 2008, Employers Holdings acquired insurance company AmCOMP from Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe for 224M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Employers Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Employers Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Employers Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Employers Holdings’ 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-10-31
Target AmCOMP
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Employers Holdings
Sellers(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 224M USD

Target

AmCOMP

North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
AmCOMP Incorporated is a provider of workers’ compensation insurance.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Employers Holdings

Henderson, Nevada, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Insurance
Employees717
Revenue 851M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Employers Holdings is a specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance focused on small businesses. Employers Holdings was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 75
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 44
State (Florida) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 21 of 72
Year (2008) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 30 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-02 Accuro Healthcare Solutions

Dallas, Texas, United States

Accuro Healthcare Solutions Provider of claims reimbursement and contract management solutions

Sell $390M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-11-07 Centennial Communications

Wall, New Jersey, United States

Centennial Communications Corp. was an independent cellular telephone operator in the U.S. and an operator of both wireless and wireline systems in the Caribbean. Centennial Communications was formed in 1988 and was based in Wall, New Jersey.

Sell $944M
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