StoneRidge Insurance Brokers (CIVC Portfolio Company) Acquires John Stark & Company
December 13, 2021
SIB Corp., operating as StoneRidge Insurance Brokers and backed by private equity firm CIVC Partners, has acquired John Stark & Company, a family-owned full-service insurance brokerage with offices in Barrie and Coldwater, Ontario. The acquisition expands StoneRidge’s personal, commercial and life insurance offerings and continues SIB’s roll-up strategy in Canada; Stark is the eighth transaction since SIB partnered with CIVC in 2019.
- Buyers
- StoneRidge Insurance Brokers (SIB Corp.), CIVC Partners, LP
- Targets
- John Stark & Company
- Sellers
- John Stark & Company (Stark family / Colin Stark)
- Platforms
- StoneRidge Insurance Brokers
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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