M&A Deal Summary

Sixth Street Partners, Liberty Strategic Capital and J.C. Flowers & Co. Acquire Enstar Group

On July 29, 2024, asset manager Sixth Street Partners, private equity firm Liberty Strategic Capital and private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. acquired insurance company Enstar Group for 5.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sixth Street Partners’ 2nd, Liberty Strategic Capital’s 1st and J.C. Flowers & Co.’s 12th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Sixth Street Partners’ , Liberty Strategic Capital’s and J.C. Flowers & Co.’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Sixth Street Partners’ 1st, Liberty Strategic Capital’s 1st and J.C. Flowers & Co.’s 3rd transaction in Bermuda.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-07-29
Target Enstar Group
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Sixth Street Partners
Liberty Strategic Capital
J.C. Flowers & Co.
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 5.1B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Hogan Lovells (Legal)

Target

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.

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Buyer(S) 3

Buyer

Sixth Street Partners


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Sixth Street is a global alternative asset manager and lender that offers a wide range of capital solutions to small, medium, and large companies. The Firm maintains a variety of investment vehicles focused on growth companies, infrastructure, insurance, agriculture as well as other strategies. Sixth Street was established in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 28
Sector: Insurance M&A 2 of 2
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Bermuda M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-09 Nasuni

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Nasuni is a file data services company that helps organizations create a secure, file data cloud for digital transformation, global growth, and information insight. Nasuni was founded in 2009 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-14 Kiteworks

San Mateo, California, United States

Kiteworks provides enterprise-class mobile file sharing solutions to enable secure, anytime, anywhere access to information while ensuring enterprise security and compliance. Kiteworks was founded in 1999 and is based in San Mateo, California.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

Liberty Strategic Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in technology companies, including financial services, fintech, cybersecurity, and content creation. The Firm targets mid-sized companies and will consider opportunities throughout the US. Liberty Strategic Capital was formed in 2021 and is headquartered in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 1
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Bermuda M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2024 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-07 Flagstar

Hicksville, New York, United States

Flagstar is a chartered savings bank serving customers throughout Metro New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, and Arizona. Flagstar was founded in 1859 and is based in Hicksville, New York.

Buy -
Buyer

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 32 of 37
Sector: Insurance M&A 12 of 15
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Bermuda M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-03 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.

Sell $170M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-05 Pepper Advantage

London, United Kingdom

Pepper Advantage is a global credit intelligence company that offers a range of advisory and credit management services and technologies across Asia, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Pepper Advantage was founded in 2003 and is based in London, England.

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