M&A Deal Summary

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe Acquires AmCOMP

On December 31, 2005, private equity firm Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe acquired insurance company AmCOMP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 1st transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 39th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe’s 4th transaction in Florida.
Investment Fate
  • AmCOMP was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2008 for 224M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-12-31
Target AmCOMP
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

AmCOMP

North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
AmCOMP Incorporated is a provider of workers’ compensation insurance.

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Buyer

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 104
Sector: Insurance M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 22 of 42
State: Florida M&A 4 of 4
Country: United States M&A 39 of 99
Year: 2005 M&A 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-14 MemberHealth

Solon, Ohio, United States

MemberHealth, Inc. Provider of prescription drug benefits and a national Medicare Part D sponsor.

Buy $475M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-20 Claritev

McLean, Virginia, United States

Claritev is a provider of technology-enabled healthcare cost management solutions. Claritev provides a single gateway to a host of analytics- and network-based solutions for managing the financial risks associated with medical claims, as well as solutions that improve payment integrity by resolving waste, abuse, and fraud before payments are made. Claritev was founded in 1980 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

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