HGGC Acquires Specialist Risk Group
December 21, 2020
Middle-market private equity firm HGGC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire London-based Specialist Risk Group (SRG). SRG's management will reinvest alongside HGGC while existing investor Pollen Street Capital will exit; the transaction is expected to close in Q1 2021 subject to regulatory approval.
- Buyers
- HGGC, SRG management team
- Targets
- Specialist Risk Group
- Sellers
- Pollen Street Capital
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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