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The Carlyle Group to Acquire Dallas-Based BenefitMall

The Carlyle Group, a global alternative asset manager, is acquiring Dallas-based BenefitMall, a provider of employee benefits and payroll services to small and medium sized businesses across the U.S., from an investor group led by Austin Ventures. The transaction is …

Oak Hill Capital Partners to Acquire Controlling Position in California-based EPIC

Private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners has agreed to acquire all of The Carlyle Group’s stake in EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, giving Oak Hill a controlling equity position in EPIC. Oak Hill’s investment will enable EPIC to continue …

JenCap Holdings Acquiring Michigan’s Special Risks Facilities

JenCap Holdings LLC has agreed to acquire privately held Special Risks Facilities Inc., an MGA/contract binding authority and wholesale insurance brokerage firm based in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Special Risks was formed in 1971 and has been led by Jack Klebba …

JenCap Holdings Acquires Missouri-Based M.J. Kelly Co.

New York-based JenCap Holdings LLC has acquired privately held M. J. Kelly Co. (MJK), a managing general agency and wholesale insurance brokerage based in Springfield, Missouri, with offices in nine states throughout the Midwest and Southeast. Since 1986, MJK has …

Latest Carlyle Financial, Insurance Equity Fund Raises $1 Billion

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP said on Monday it had raised $1 billion for its second fund focused on buying and selling financial institutions such as wealth managers and insurance firms, almost three years after it began fundraising. While …

The Carlyle Group to Invest in EPIC in California

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center announced that funds managed by global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group have agreed to acquire a controlling equity stake in the company. The investment is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close …