M&A Deal Summary

iA Financial Acquires Vericity

On October 3, 2023, iA Financial acquired insurance company Vericity from J.C. Flowers & Co. for 170M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is iA Financial’s 3rd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is iA Financial’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is iA Financial’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is iA Financial’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-10-03
Target Vericity
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) iA Financial
Sellers(s) J.C. Flowers & Co.
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 170M USD
Advisor(s) Raymond James - Investment Banking (Financial)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

Vericity

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vericity is a direct-to-consumer life insurance solutions. As an innovator in product design and distribution, the company makes life insurance affordable and accessible for middle-market consumers. With national call centres, digital and digitally enabled sales and underwriting processes and quick policy issuance, customers can easily get the coverage they need at a price they can afford. Vericity is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

iA Financial

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1892
Sector Insurance
Employees7,000
Revenue 3.8B CAD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

iA Financial a life and health insurance company, operates in the insurance and financial services sectors. iA Financial was incorporated in 1892 and is based in Quebec, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector: Insurance M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 6
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-26 Innovative Aftermarket Systems

Austin, Texas, United States

Innovative Aftermarket Systems LP is a provider of automotive warranties, vehicle services contracts (VSC), training, and related software and services sold across a broad and diverse distribution network. IAS was formed in 1984 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas IAS with offices in Oklahoma City, OK, and Dublin, OH.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-07-28 RF Capital Group

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RF Capital Group is an independent diversified financial services provider offering a wide range of financial products and services to a global client base that includes corporate clients, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals in two integrated reporting segments. RF Capital Group was founded in 1995 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Buy CA$597M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

J.C. Flowers & Co.

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

JC Flowers is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in the financial services sector. JC Flowers looks for distressed opportunities in North America, Western Europe, and Asia. JC Flowers was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 22
Sector: Insurance M&A 7 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 7
State: Illinois M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 8 of 9
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-20 ELMC Group

New York, New York, United States

ELMC Group is a manager of premier, full-service managing general underwriters (“MGUs”) specializing in underwriting medical stop-loss insurance. ELMC Group was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-29 Enstar Group

Hamilton, Bermuda

Enstar Group is a insurance run-off services company that specializes in acquiring and managing reserves associated with discontinued books of property & casualty insurance and reinsurance business on a global basis. Enstar Group was founded in 2001 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Buy $5.1B