M&A Deal Summary

Howden Group Acquires Windsor Partners

On June 1, 2012, Howden Group acquired insurance company Windsor Partners from Hutton Collins Partners for 95M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Howden Group’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Howden Group’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Howden Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-06-01
Target Windsor Partners
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Howden Group
Sellers(s) Hutton Collins Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 95M GBP
Advisor(s) Canaccord Genuity Corp. (Financial)

Target

Windsor Partners

London, United Kingdom
Windsor Partners Limited is a Lloyd's broking group providing insurance and reinsurance broking services to businesses and private individuals in the United Kingdom and overseas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Howden Group

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Insurance
DESCRIPTION

Howden Group is an international insurance intermediary group with insurance broking and underwriting agency arms. Howden Group was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-09 TigerRisk

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

TigerRisk is a risk, capital, and strategic advisor to the insurance and reinsurance industries. TCMA is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a member of FINRA and a member of SIPC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary providing clients strategic advice on mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets products and transactions. TigerRisk was founded in 2008 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Hutton Collins Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Hutton Collins is a UK-based investor in established, profitable, mid-sized Western European businesses. Hutton invests mezzanine, preferred, and minority equity capital to support buyouts, acquisition financings, expansions, restructurings, and shareholder liquidity needs. Hutton generally invests €35 to €100 million in businesses valued between €100 and €500 million. The Firm has particular interest in opportunities throughout Spain, France, and Italy. Hutton is a generalist investor and has deep expertise in business services, leisure, healthcare, and financial services. Hutton Collins is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 17
Sector (Insurance) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 11
Country (United Kingdom) 6 of 11
Year (2012) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-28 Everest

Potters Bar, United Kingdom

Everest is a consumer brand in the manufacture, installation, and supply of uPVC and aluminum windows and doors, conservatories, roofline products, garage doors, security systems, driveways, and other home improvement products. Everest was founded in 1965 and is based in Potters Bar, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-27 Novus Leisure

London, United Kingdom

Novus Leisure operates 52 London centric multi room bar and club venues, including landmark sites such as Tiger Tiger and Abacus. Novus Leisure was founded in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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