AIG Takes Minority Stake in Salford City FC

Avid Insurance Acquires Majority Stake in Incorporated Insurance Group Ltd (IIGL)

March 2, 2021

Insurance

Avid Insurance Services Ltd has acquired a majority stake in specialist construction managing general agent Incorporated Insurance Group Ltd (IIGL), with IIGL founder Mike Smith retaining a minority stake and the senior team moving across. The deal increases Avid's gross written premium to about £75m and expands its specialist product lines and underwriting capability in construction, property and SME insurance.

Blackstone Infrastructure Acquires 22% Minority Stake in AGS Airports

March 28, 2025

Transportation

Blackstone's infrastructure strategy for individual investors agreed to acquire a 22% minority stake in AGS Airports from AviAlliance for £235 million to support continued growth of UK travel and tourism. AviAlliance remains the majority shareholder with a 78% stake; the investment is intended to fund capital improvements and traffic growth across AGS's three UK airports (Glasgow, Aberdeen and Southampton).

IK Partners Takes Minority Stake in Seventeen Group

March 13, 2025

Insurance

IK Partners' Partnership Fund III has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Seventeen Group, a London-headquartered independent insurance and risk management group that includes James Hallam and Touchstone. The investment will support Seventeen's growth strategy — including technology investment and consolidation opportunities across the UK and internationally — subject to regulatory approvals; financial terms were not disclosed.

LDC Makes Minority Growth Investment in IEG4

November 26, 2021

Software

LDC has completed a minority growth investment in IEG4, a software company headquartered in Alderley Edge, Cheshire that builds digital service platforms for public sector organisations. The funding will back Managing Director Paul Tomlinson and the existing management team to invest in new product development, expand the development team and drive scale and growth.

Qatar Investment Authority Takes Minority Stake in Monumental Sports & Entertainment

July 10, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the Washington, D.C.-based owner/operator of professional sports teams, venues and media assets, announced that the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has become a minority investor. The strategic minority investment provides MSE with growth capital to accelerate expansion, innovation and global partnership opportunities while bringing a long-term sovereign investor onto the company’s ownership roster.

QIA Takes Minority Stake in Advanced Integration Technology (AIT)

February 22, 2022

Industrial Services

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) agreed to acquire a minority interest in Advanced Integration Technology (AIT) through a combination of primary capital and partial share purchases from AIT’s founding management and Onex Partners IV. The transaction creates joint minority ownership between QIA, AIT’s management and Onex and is intended to support AIT’s post-pandemic growth and innovation in aerospace, defense and space launch automation, including urban air mobility.