Acathia Capital Increases Stake in Swedish Life Insurer Futur Pension

Achmea and Sixth Street Form Achmea Pension & Life Insurance with Lifetri Contribution

November 28, 2024

Financial Services

Achmea and Sixth Street are combining pension and life portfolios into a joint venture, Achmea Pension & Life Insurance N.V., with Achmea owning 80% and Sixth Street taking a 20% stake. Sixth Street will contribute Lifetri to the JV and pay €445 million to Achmea, creating a top-three Dutch pension and life provider serving over 2.1 million customers and targeting growth in the pension buy-out market.

Astorg Increases Stake in Acturis

July 2, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Astorg has agreed to acquire an additional stake in Acturis and will now own approximately 52% of the company, becoming the majority shareholder. Acturis' founders and management remain significant minority shareholders and will partner with Astorg to support the company's international growth and continued expansion of its insurance-focused SaaS platform.

Nordic Capital to acquire Ascot Lloyd

April 21, 2022

Financial Services

Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to acquire Ascot Lloyd, one of the UK’s largest independent financial advice firms, from funds managed by Oaktree alongside interests of Ares. The PE firm plans to partner with Ascot Lloyd's management to develop its digital proposition, accelerate organic and inorganic growth and expand its sustainable savings and wealth-management offering.

Cathay Capital Sells Minority Stake in Diot-Siaci

November 20, 2025

Insurance

Cathay Capital has completed the sale of its approximately 5% minority stake in the Diot-Siaci Group, closing the ownership restructuring that was announced earlier in 2025. The buyer for Cathay's stake was not disclosed in the announcement; the group's shareholder base includes the Burrus Group and management as majority holders and institutional investors such as Ontario Teachers', Bpifrance and Mubadala, with Ardian named as a lead investor in the broader ownership reorganisation.

Adelis Equity Partners Becomes Majority Owner of Säkra AB

October 25, 2019

Insurance

Adelis Equity Partners will become majority owner of Säkra AB as the Swedish insurance brokerage consolidates affiliated offices to form a leading broker focused on P&C, life, pension and savings. The transaction — which is subject to competition and Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority approval — appoints Eva Pantzar Waage as CEO while Säkra's brokers and management remain significant shareholders. Adelis intends to support geographic and product expansion and use Säkra as a platform for market consolidation.

Cinven to Acquire Swedish Insurance Broker Säkra from Adelis

September 6, 2022

Insurance

International private equity firm Cinven has agreed to acquire Säkra, a leading Swedish insurance broker, from majority owner Adelis Equity Partners. Säkra, headquartered in Stockholm, serves over 35,000 SME clients and 115,000 individual customers from more than 60 offices with roughly 350 employees; Cinven plans to accelerate growth through organic initiatives and bolt-on M&A.