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U.S. Broker Brown & Brown Agrees to Acquire UK’s Global Risk Partners Ltd.

U.S. broker Brown & Brown Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Risk Partners (GRP) from its private equity owner Searchlight Capital Partners L.P. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close in the …

Searchlight Capital Partners Completes Acquisition of UK Broker Global Risk Partners

Global Risk Partners Ltd., the London-based independent insurance intermediary, announced that global private investment firm Searchlight Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the group, following regulatory approval. Financial details of the deal, which was first …

Global Risk Partners Buys Marshall Wooldridge, a UK Broker with Growth Plans

Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP), the acquisitive insurance broking and managing general agent investment vehicle, has acquired Marshall Wooldridge, a UK commercial insurance broker which controls in excess of £20 million ($25.2 million) GWP. Marshall Wooldridge has served the business …

Global Risk Partners Acquires U.K.-based SLK General Insurance Services

Global Risk Partners Ltd. (GRP), the London-based insurance broking and managing general agent investment vehicle, has acquired the commercial and personal insurance broker, SLK General Insurance Services Ltd., based in Ely, Cambridgeshire in the U.K. SLK Insurance’s management team will …

Global Risk Partners Acquires UK-Based BB Insure

Global Risk Partners Ltd. (GRP) has acquired the commercial and personal insurance broker BB Insure, which has offices in the UK cities of Boston and Skegness. BB Insure’s management team will continue to lead the business and Rob Brooks, managing …

UK’s Global Risk Partners Acquires Cavendish Munro Professional Risks

Global Risk Partners Ltd. (GRP), the insurance broking and managing general agent investment vehicle, has completed its acquisition of Cavendish Munro Professional Risks Ltd., the specialist retail broker. Cavendish Munro is a London-based professional indemnity (PI) specialist, focused primarily on …

Global Risk Partners Funds Acquisition of McGrady Ltd. in Northern Ireland

Global Risk Partners Ltd. (GRP), the London-based insurance broking and managing general agent investment vehicle, has completed its second transaction in Northern Ireland by funding the acquisition of broker McGrady Ltd. by Abbey Bond Lovis Ltd. (ABL), a GRP subsidiary. …