Latest Venture Capital Headlines
All the headlines from our Venture Capital Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ontario Teachers’ Sells Stake in French Broker Diot-Siaci to Private Equity Firm Ardian
Aug 8 2025 // Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has signed a definitive agreement to sell its stake in Diot-Siaci, a Paris-based corporate insurance brokerage group, to French private equity firm Ardian. Financial details of the deal...
Business Moves: Private Equity Firm J.C. Flowers Acquires Italian Insurance Broker Caleas; UIB International Sells Minority Stake in UIB Insurance Brokers (India)
Aug 5 2025 // Private Equity Firm J.C. Flowers Acquires Italian Insurance Broker Caleas J.C. Flowers & Co. (JCF), a private equity investment firm that focuses on financial services investments, announced that investment vehicles...
California Defense Contractor and Private Equity Firm to Pay $1.75M Over Cybersecurity
Aug 5 2025 // Two California companies agreed to pay $1.75 million for failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in an Air Force contract. Defense contractor Aero Turbine Inc., in Stockton, California, and private equity company...
People Moves: Kaminski Returns to Zurich NA to Lead Direct Markets; Chubb Names Williams Private Equity Leader; Trucordia Names Khanna CIO
Jul 2 2025 // Todd Kaminski, a 30-year veteran of Schaumburg, Illinois-based Zurich North America, returns as head of direct markets, effective July 7. Todd Kaminski Kaminski will report to Kristof Terryn, CEO of Zurich North America....
Private Equity Firm B.P. Marsh Acquires 27% Stake in UK MGA Cameron Specialty
Jun 17 2025 // B.P. Marsh and Partners Plc, the specialist private equity investor in early-stage financial services businesses, announced it has acquired a 27% shareholding in Cameron Specialty, a London-based underwriting agency. B.P....
People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Contreras Portfolio Solutions Leader; Risk Strategies Names Simon Managing Director, Private Equity
Feb 25 2025 // Allianz Commercial Appoints Contreras North American Portfolio Solutions Leader Jenna Contreras Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, appointed Jenna Contreras to the North American distribution team in the...
People Moves: PADIC Elects Basi President; ICW Names Moitoso President; CAC Specialty Appoints Leaders for Private Equity Practice
Feb 12 2025 // PADIC Elects Basi President Anisha Basi The Pacific Association of Domestic Insurance Companies, headquartered in California, elected Anisha Basi, general counsel for Pacific Specialty Insurance Co., to serve as PADIC...
Private Equity Tie-Ups With Insurers Create Risks, BOE Says
Dec 2 2024 // Private equity’s advance into the insurance sector exacerbates the risk of “fire sales” that disrupt the functioning of financial markets, the Bank of England warned. A growing number of PE firms in the...
Female Leadership Suffers When Private Equity Firms Invest
Oct 16 2024 // Female board and leadership representation at European companies plunges whens private equity firms invest, according to a study by consultancy LCap Group. The average percentage of women in leadership positions tumbles to...
Private Equity’s Insurance Bets Raise Risks, BIS Researchers Say
Sep 17 2024 // Private equity firms have changed the business models of life insurers they invest in, posing risks that are more likely to materialize with higher interest rates, according to researchers at the Bank for International...
Venture Capital Fund Ends Grant Program for Black Women After Lawsuit
Sep 13 2024 // An Atlanta-based venture capital fund on Wednesday agreed to stop operating a program that awarded grants to small businesses run by Black women to settle a lawsuit by an anti-affirmative action group that claimed it...
Private Equity Firm Centerbridge Weighs Exit Options for £3 Billion Canopius at Lloyd’s
Jul 29 2024 // A consortium led by private equity firm Centerbridge Partners is exploring exit options including an initial public offering of Canopius Group in a deal that could value the Lloyd’s of London insurer at about £3...
BMS Agrees to Purchase UK Insurance Broker DR&P From Private Equity Firm Inflexion
Jul 29 2024 // BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has entered into an agreement to acquire David Roberts & Partners (DR&P) from private equity firm Inflexion. Financial details of the deal...
Private Equity Firm Invests in Injured Worker Case Manager Allegiant Medical Care
Jun 6 2024 // Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has acquired Allegiant Managed Care, a nurse case management company providing services within workers’ compensation and other property/casualty insurance...
Ex-Employee Accuses Private Equity Firm of Retaliatory Firing Over Complaint
May 30 2024 // A former executive assistant at One Equity Partners sued the private equity firm on Wednesday, claiming she was subjected to sexist and racist conduct and was fired for complaining about it. Dianna Toomey, an Arab American...
Investor Climate Group Sets Target for Assets in Private Equity, Debt
Apr 18 2024 // The world’s leading group of asset owners committed to turning their investment portfolios green said on Thursday it had set guidance for private assets for the first time and would also look to improve assessment of...
People Moves: Reinert, Murray to Anchor Everest’s Dedicated Private Equity Practice; Krupczak to Lead US Energy Property at Liberty Mutual
Jan 26 2024 // Liberty Mutual Insurance Appoints John Krupczak to Lead Property for US Energy Liberty Mutual Insurance announced the appointment of John Krupczak to the role of head of US Energy (Property), effective immediately. Part of...
People Moves: Woodruff Sawyer in California Names Parsons National Private Equity & Venture Capital Group Leader
Dec 15 2023 // Woodruff Sawyer named Luke Parsons the firm’s national private equity and venture capital practice group leader. Parsons was previously senior vice president of Woodruff Sawyer’s private equity and due...
People Moves: Berry Joins Alliant as Venture Capital Leader, Executive Vice President
Dec 11 2023 // Dan Berry joined Alliant Insurance Services as venture capital leader, executive vice president, with Alliant M&A. Based in San Francisco, Berry previously served as private equity and venture capital group leader at...
Appeals Court Blocks Venture Capital Fund’s Grant Program for Black Women
Oct 3 2023 // A federal appeals court on Saturday blocked a venture capital fund from moving forward with a program that awards funding to businesses run by Black women in a case by the anti-affirmative action activist behind the...
