Lightyear Capital and BHMS Invest in King Risk Partners

Lightyear Capital Takes Majority Stake in Prosperity Partners

July 14, 2026

Professional Services

Lightyear Capital is making a majority growth investment in Prosperity Partners, a Chicago-based tax, client accounting, and transaction support services firm. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, while Unity Partners will retain a minority stake.

King Risk Partners Acquires Lewis Insurance

February 27, 2026

Insurance

King Risk Partners, the 51st largest U.S. insurance brokerage, has acquired Lewis Insurance, a Thomasville, Georgia-based agency, to bolster its Southern presence. Lewis Insurance — led by owner Jason Lewis — will continue delivering local personal and commercial insurance services while gaining access to King Risk Partners' broader resources and capabilities.

King Risk Partners Acquires LH Griffith & Company

September 23, 2025

Insurance

King Risk Partners, a Gainesville, Florida-based insurance brokerage, has acquired LH Griffith & Company, an independent insurance agency with offices in Walterboro and Goose Creek, South Carolina. The acquisition expands King Risk Partners' presence in the South Carolina Lowcountry and adds LH Griffith's personal, business and transportation insurance clients to King's platform.

King Risk Partners Acquires Cypress Risk Management

September 24, 2024

Insurance

King Risk Partners, a Gainesville-based insurance brokerage, has acquired Cypress Risk Management, Ltd. Co., a Ridgeville, South Carolina insurance agency that specializes in the forestry and trucking industries. The deal expands King Risk Partners' presence in South Carolina and strengthens its sector capabilities for forestry and trucking clients; terms were not disclosed.

Lightyear Capital and BHMS Invest in Inszone Insurance Services

November 28, 2023

Insurance

Lightyear Capital has agreed to make a strategic growth investment in Inszone Insurance Services with existing investor BHMS Investments retaining a substantial stake and investing additional capital alongside Lightyear. The capital infusion is intended to fund Inszone's next phase of growth — the deal is expected to close in Q4 2023 and will add Lightyear operating partner Martin Sullivan to Inszone's board of managers.

BHMS Investments Makes Material Investment in King Insurance

July 12, 2021

Insurance

BHMS Investments, LP completed a material growth investment in King Insurance, a full-service property & casualty and employee benefits brokerage founded in 1974 and headquartered in Gainesville, Florida. The capital will be used to accelerate King's acquisition-driven rollup across the southeastern United States and beyond, with CEO Chad King remaining a significant shareholder and partner.