Latest Venture Capital Headlines
All the headlines from our Venture Capital Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Judge Refuses to Block Venture Capital Fund’s Grants for Black Women
Sep 27 2023 // A federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday rejected a bid by the anti-affirmative activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to race-conscious college admissions policies to bar a small venture capital fund...
Oakbridge, Built on Southeast Acquisitions, Has Been Acquired by Private Equity Firm
Sep 26 2023 // Oakbridge Insurance Agency, known for its rapid growth and acquisition of agencies across the Southeast in recent years, has itself been purchased by a private equity firm. Audax Private Equity, which calls itself a...
Private Equity Firm CVC Invests in Dale Underwriting to Boost Growth at Lloyd’s
Sep 18 2023 // Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, has agreed a strategic partnership with CVC, a leading global private markets manager with €161 billion of...
IBM Sells Weather Business to Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners
Aug 23 2023 // International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services giant said on Tuesday. The sale includes The Weather...
Private Equity Firm Hg Weighs Options for €1.5 Billion Insurance Broker GGW
Aug 18 2023 // Hg is weighing options for GGW Group, including a sale that could value the German insurance broker at about €1.5 billion ($1.6 billion), people familiar with the matter said. The software-focused private equity firm is...
Private Equity Firm TA Associates Weighs Sale of Australian Insurance Broker Honan
Jun 14 2023 // Private equity firm TA Associates is exploring a sale of its stake in Australian insurance broker Honan Insurance Group Pty amid interest from other potential investors, according to people familiar with the matter. TA is...
Private Equity Investor AnaCap Sells Minority Stake in German Broker MRH Trowe
Mar 28 2023 // AnaCap Financial Partners, a London-based private equity investor, announced the sale of a minority stake in portfolio company MRH Trowe, a German owner-managed commercial lines insurance broker. AnaCap and MRHT’s...
People Moves: Ryan Hired to Lead AGCS North America; Goosehead Leadership Promotions; New Private Equity Head at LSM
Mar 8 2023 // Tracy Ryan will join the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE Board of Management as Chief Regions and Markets Officer for North America. She succeeds William (Bill) Scaldaferri who has decided to leave Allianz...
Insurance Software on the Block as Private Equity Looks to Cash In
Mar 3 2023 // European buyout houses Montagu Private Equity and Astorg Partners are preparing to hang the “for sale” sign on their UK insurance software investments, hoping to woo insurers and fellow private capital funds...
Markets/Coverages: Beazley Launches Private Equity Liability Product for Portfolio Firms
Feb 16 2023 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new private equity liability insurance product, designed to focus on the inherent directors and officers (D&O) risks within the long-term lifecycle of portfolios held by...
K2 Insurance Services Announces New Private Equity Partner
Dec 1 2022 // K2 Insurance Services, an independent specialty insurance program manager, announced that Warburg Pincus, a global growth investor, has agreed to acquire the company from Lee Equity Partners LLC, a middle market private...
Private Equity Firm KKR Nears €2.3 Billion Deal for French Insurance Broker April Group
Nov 28 2022 // French insurance broker April Group said private equity firm KKR & Co. has become its new majority shareholder, according to a statement posted on its website. The statement, which confirmed a Bloomberg News report,...
Erie Insurance Launches Venture Capital Fund
Aug 25 2022 // Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance has launched Erie Strategic Ventures to invest in innovations in risk avoidance, claims, underwriting, digital sales, agency productivity, and products and services for home, families and...
Insurtech Venture Capital Fund Seeks Digital MGA Startups for Lab
Jul 8 2022 // InsurTech Fund, a venture capital fund associated with InsurTech NY, has announced that it will be accepting applications for its first Digital MGA Lab, a three-month program focused on managing general agents. The program...
Global Insurers Want to Increase Private Equity Investments, as Inflation Hits Portfolios
Apr 5 2022 // Insurers want to put more money into private equity this year as they contend with rising inflation and its effects on monetary policy, a survey by Goldman Sachs Asset Management showed on Monday. More than 40% of insurers...
