M&A Deal Summary

Everberg Capital and Drive Assurance Acquire GoAuto

On May 26, 2022, private equity firm Everberg Capital and Drive Assurance acquired insurance company GoAuto

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Everberg Capital’s 2nd and Drive Assurance’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Everberg Capital’s 16th and Drive Assurance’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Everberg Capital’s 1st and Drive Assurance’s 1st transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-26
Target GoAuto
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Everberg Capital
Drive Assurance
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Piper Sandler & Co. (Financial)
Butler Snow (Legal)

Target

GoAuto

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
GoAuto is a tech-focused, vertically integrated personal auto insurance platform providing low-limit policies through its managing general agent and insurance carrier subsidiaries. GoAuto was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Buyer(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Everberg Capital is a private investment firm that looks to partner with family-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and financial sponsors with capital for acquisition financing, leveraged buyouts, growth opportunities, and recapitalizations. Broad areas of interest include industrials, business services, consumer products/services, and healthcare. Everberg can invest across the capital structure and seeks to commit up to to $350 million per transaction. Everberg Capital was formed in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 25
Sector: Insurance M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Louisiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 16 of 23
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-01 Swyft Filings

Houston, Texas, United States

Swyft Filings is an end-to-end platform for small and medium sized businesses seeking incorporation, filing, compliance, and other ancillary legal services. Swyft Filings was founded in 2015 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-01 MTM

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

MTM is non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) broker. Leveraging technology to streamline processes and improve the user experience for all stakeholders, MTM’s wide spectrum of services helps clients improve health outcomes, promote independence, reduce costs, and increase satisfaction. MTM was founded in 1995 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Buyer

Drive Assurance

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Category Company
Sector Insurance
DESCRIPTION

Drive Assurance is a specialty auto insurance holding company with investments in GoAuto, a tech-focused, vertically integrated personal auto insurance platform providing low-limit policies through its managing general agent and insurance carrier subsidiaries, and Adaptive Information Technologies (AIT), GoAuto’s affiliated technology platform. Drive Assurance leverages AIT’s proprietary data analytics and underwriting software while distributing policies direct-to-consumer online and through 70 captive storefronts across Louisiana, Texas, Nevada and Ohio. Drive Assurance is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Louisiana M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1