Investment Summary

Pollen Street Capital and Qatar Insurance Company Invest In Markerstudy

On January 27, 2021, asset manager Pollen Street Capital and Qatar Insurance Company invested in insurance company Markerstudy

Investment Highlights
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 4th and Qatar Insurance Company’s 2nd transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Pollen Street Capital’s 18th and Qatar Insurance Company’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-01-27
Target Markerstudy
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) Pollen Street Capital
Qatar Insurance Company
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Markerstudy

Kent, United Kingdom
Markerstudy provides motor insurance products and complementary services. Markerstudy has developed a transformative technology platform, which enables superior efficiency, improved customer engagement and near real time continuous pricing improvements. Markerstudy was founded in 2001 and is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Pollen Street Capital

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Category Asset Manager
Founded 2013
PE ASSETS 2.7B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Pollen Street Capital is an asset management and private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in financial and business services companies. The Firm is a hands-on investor and looks to work with management teams in building company value and driving growth. Pollen Street Capital was formed in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 31
Sector: Insurance M&A 4 of 5
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 11 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 18 of 19
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-21 Specialist Risk Group

London, United Kingdom

Specialist Risk Group is an integrated group of insurance intermediaries arranging specialist insurance for corporates and individuals operating in the U.K. and internationally. The group serves policyholders across multiple lines of business and specializes in creating solutions to challenging risk transfer questions. Specialist Risk Group is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-23 Pivotal Growth

London, United Kingdom

Pivotal Growth has built an ecosystem of brokers who work in the prime residential mortgage markets, as well as specialist brokers who operate in niche markets such as second charge, commercial, bridging, buy-to-let and non-conforming markets. Pivotal’s centralised infrastructure for IT, payroll, finance, and telephony platforms enables us to support economies of scale across brands. Pivotal Growth was founded in 2021 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Investor

Qatar Insurance Company

Doha, Qatar

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Insurance
DESCRIPTION

Qatar Insurance Company is a Qatar-based public shareholding company engaged in the business of insurance, reinsurance, real estate and financial advisory services. Qatar Insurance Company was founded in 1964 and is based in Doha, Qatar.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Insurance M&A 2 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-13 Antares Holdings

Hamilton, Bermuda

Antares Holdings is a specialist insurer and reinsurer operating in the Lloyd’s market.

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