Simplicity Group Acquires Buckhead Brokerage Group
May 3, 2022
Simplicity Group has acquired Georgia-based Buckhead Brokerage Group and welcomed its founder, Forrest Mitchell, as a new partner. The acquisition brings Buckhead’s insurance brokerage and underwriting expertise into Simplicity’s distribution partnership to expand capabilities and service offerings for independent advisors and their clients.
- Buyers
- Simplicity Group
- Targets
- Buckhead Brokerage Group
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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