Most Popular Venture Capital Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Venture Capital Topic Page over the last year.
#1 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...
#2 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....
#3 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...
#4 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...
#5 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...
#6 Singer’s Elliott Escalates Battle With Texas Private Equity Firm
Oct 6 2025 // Paul Singer’s Elliott Investment Management escalated a legal fight with a Texas-based private equity firm it has accused of charging excessive expenses. Stronghold Investment Management is being accused of...
#7 Private Equity Firm Bain Capital to Buy UK Insurance Intermediary Jensten Group
Sep 1 2025 // Bain Capital, the private investment firm, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jensten Group, the UK-based commercial insurance distribution platform, from Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity...
#8 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...
#9 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....
#10 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...
#11 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...
#12 Private Equity Firm B.P. Marsh Takes Minority Stake in UK Broker Oneglobal
Oct 1 2025 // B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc, the specialist private equity investor, announced it has taken a minority stake in Oneglobal, the London-based retail and wholesale insurance broker, which is majority owned by PE firm J.C....
#13 Private Equity vs. Industry Bank Financing
Oct 6 2025 // As mergers and acquisitions continue to reshape the insurance landscape, independent agency owners face increasingly complex decisions about financing growth. Among the most prominent capital sources are private equity...
