M&A Deal Summary

Ryan Specialty Group Acquires Socius

On May 23, 2023, Ryan Specialty Group acquired insurance company Socius from ABRY Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ryan Specialty Group’s 18th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Ryan Specialty Group’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ryan Specialty Group’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-05-23
Target Socius
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Ryan Specialty Group
Sellers(s) ABRY Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Socius

San Francisco, California, United States
Socius is a property/casualty and management liability wholesale broker based in San Francisco, with regional offices in Los Angeles; Elgin, IL; Birmingham, AL; Austin, TX; Tampa and Miami, FL; Philadelphia; and Summit, NJ. Socius specializes in D&O, E&O, EPL, Cyber, Property & Casualty, and Umbrella coverages. Socius was founded in 1997 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ryan Specialty Group

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2010
Sector Insurance
Employees4,401
Revenue 2.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Ryan Specialty Group is an international specialty insurance organization, which includes a wholesale brokerage firm (RT Specialty) and an underwriting management organization (RSG Underwriting Managers), comprised of 22 individual underwriting companies. Ryan Specialty Group was formed in 2010 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 24
Sector (Insurance) 18 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 19
State (California) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 13 of 17
Year (2023) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-11 Griffin Underwriting Services

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Griffin Underwriting Services is a binding authority specialist and wholesale insurance broker. Griffin Underwriting Services was founded in 1928 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-06 ACE Benefit Partners

Eagle, Idaho, United States

ACE Benefit Partners is a medical stop-loss general agent. ACE Benefit Partners was founded in 2014 and is based in Eagle, Idaho.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ABRY Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 12.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

ABRY Partners is a media and communications focused private equity investment firm. Specific areas of interest include television, publishing, convention/trade shows, for-profit training, couponing, monitoring services, telephone companies, communications towers, music libraries, database providers, wireless communications, and in-store advertisers. ABRY can provide both equity and mezzanine capital, typically committing $20 to $200 million of equity or $15 to $50 million of mezzanine capital per transaction. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, expansion financings, platform acquisitions, consolidations, and recapitalizations. ABRY Partners was formed in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 99 of 103
Sector (Insurance) 7 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 51 of 53
State (California) 13 of 13
Country (United States) 86 of 88
Year (2023) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-16 Reward Gateway

London, United Kingdom

Reward Gateway offers a leading SaaS employee engagement platform that centralizes employee reward and recognition, discounts, communications, surveys, wellbeing, and flexible benefits. Its strategic products support companies with today’s most difficult people challenges, such as the digitization of the workplace, attracting and retaining talent, aligning and supporting remote workforces, and handling complex cultural issues. Reward Gateway was formed in 2006 and is based in London.

Sell £1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-12 Prime Capital Investment Advisors

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Prime Capital Investment Advisors provides a client-centric team approach to full-service financial planning, including fee-based asset management and wealth management through its Prime Capital Wealth Management brand. Through its Qualified Plan Advisors brand, the firm also provides retirement plan advisory services, as well as plan participant education. PCIA currently has 51 locations throughout the United States, with investment advisor representatives serving clients across the nation. Prime Capital Investment Advisors is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

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