Ageas Acquires esure from Bain Capital to Create Top-3 UK Personal Lines Platform
April 14, 2025
Ageas has agreed to acquire esure from Bain Capital for £1.295 billion (€1.51 billion), combining esure with Ageas UK to form one of the top three UK personal lines insurers. The deal expands Ageas's UK distribution (including strong PCW and direct channels), creates material operational synergies and is expected to close in H2 2025 subject to regulatory approvals.
- Buyers
- Ageas, Ageas UK
- Targets
- esure
- Sellers
- Bain Capital
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Surrey, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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