Investment Summary

Reservoir Capital Group and Black Diamond Capital Partners Exits Amerilife

On June 5, 2015, private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. invested in insurance company Amerilife from Reservoir Capital Group and Black Diamond Capital Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is J.C. Flowers & Co.’s 5th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is J.C. Flowers & Co.’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is J.C. Flowers & Co.’s 1st transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • Amerilife was recapitalized in 2020.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-06-05
Target Amerilife
Sector Insurance
Investor(s) J.C. Flowers & Co.
Sellers(s) Reservoir Capital Group
Black Diamond Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Evercore Group (Financial)

Target

Amerilife

Clearwater, Florida, United States
Amerilife engages in developing, marketing and distributing life and health insurance, annuities and retirement planning solutions to enhance the lives of pre-retirees and retirees. Amerilife was founded in 1971 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

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 15 of 37
Sector: Insurance M&A 5 of 15
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 5 of 10
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Kreditech

Hamburg, Germany

Kreditech is a digital platform that uses big data and complex machine-learning algorithms to serve a simple mission: make faster, better, more credit decisions. Kreditech was founded in 2012 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-28 Ascensus

Dresher, Pennsylvania, United States

Ascensus is an independent recordkeeping services provider, third-party administrator, and government savings facilitator in the United States. The firm delivers technology and expertise to help millions of people save for what matters most retirement, education, and healthcare. Ascensus was formed in 1980 and is based in Dresher, Pennsylvania.

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Seller(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Reservoir Capital is a hedge fund focused on opportunistic investment opportunities in a variety of sectors and securities. In addition to investing directly in securities, Reservoir will consider private equity like investments as well. Reservoir Capital Group was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 3
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-13 Amerilife

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Amerilife engages in developing, marketing and distributing life and health insurance, annuities and retirement planning solutions to enhance the lives of pre-retirees and retirees. Amerilife was founded in 1971 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-14 Prosperity Life Group

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Prosperity Life Group is an insurance organization, which provides financial security to individuals and their families through innovative protection, supplemental insurance and asset accumulation products. Prosperity Life Group was founded in 2009 and is based in Roanoke, Virginia.

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SELLER

Black Diamond Capital Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 72M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Black Diamond Capital Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on the insurance sector. Black Diamond seeks insurance companies headquartered in the US and Bermuda with strong franchises, quality management, and low 'susceptibility to unusual charges'. The Firm will act as the lead investor or is willing to partner with other investors. Black Diamond was formed in 2005 and is based in Austin, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 4
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-11 Together for Leather

Singapore, Singapore

Together for Leather researches, manufactures and markets chemicals products and provided application services for the treatment of leather for tanneries. Together for Leather was founded in 1996 and is based in Singapore, Singapore.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-05 Tysers

London, United Kingdom

Tysers is a specialty commercial property & casualty insurance brokerage firm. Tysers serves as an intermediary between retail and/or wholesale insurance brokers to facilitate the placement of unusual, complex, or specialized coverages within the London market, notably to Lloyds of London, and global insurance markets. Tysers is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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