Investment Summary

Genstar Capital Invests In AMBA

On January 1, 2017, private equity firm Genstar Capital invested in insurance company AMBA

Investment Highlights
  • This is Genstar Capital’s 8th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Genstar Capital’s 57th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Genstar Capital’s 5th transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-01-01
Target AMBA
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) Genstar Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

AMBA

Austin, Texas, United States
AMBA is a national affinity marketing insurance agency focused on distributing supplemental insurance and other voluntary benefits through a proprietary network of retired teacher, educator, and public employee associations across the United States. The Company partners with established carriers and utilizes a salesforce of captive agents to distribute a portfolio of products, including vision, dental, long-term care, annuities, cancer, emergency medical transportation, Medicare supplement, heart, life, and accident insurance. AMBA was founded in 2001 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Genstar Capital

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 49.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Genstar Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in life science, healthcare, medical products, industrial technology, software, financial services, packaging, building materials, manufacturing, and business services companies. Genstar looks to invest between $50 and $400 million of equity capital in businesses valued up to $1 billion. Target transaction situations include control-oriented leveraged buyouts of corporate divisions, privately held businesses or public companies, minority investments in privately held businesses or public companies, ownership restructurings/recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth equity financings, partnerships with other strategic or financial buyers, and take privates. Genstar Capital was formed in 1988 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 62 of 109
Sector (Insurance) 8 of 14
Type (Stake Purchase) 2 of 2
State (Texas) 5 of 8
Country (United States) 57 of 101
Year (2017) 1 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-31 iSqFt

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

iSqFt, Inc. (dba ConstructConnect) is a provider of cloud-based data, collaboration, and workflow automation solutions to the commercial construction industry.

Sell $632M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-04 Alera Group

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Alera Group is an independent insurance and wealth management firm offering comprehensive employee benefits, property and casualty, retirement services, and wealth management solutions to clients nationwide. Alera Group was founded in 2016 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.

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