GRP Ads (Global Response Partners) Acquires Path56 Media

Brown & Brown, Inc. Acquires Global Risk Partners Limited

March 8, 2022

Insurance

Brown & Brown, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP) from funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners; the transaction is expected to close in Q3 2022 subject to regulatory approvals, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority. GRP is a London-headquartered independent insurance intermediary with roughly 2,100 employees, operations across 110+ locations in the UK and Ireland, and annual revenue of approximately $340 million.

Searchlight Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Global Risk Partners

June 12, 2020

Insurance

Searchlight Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Global Risk Partners Limited (GRP), a UK-based independent insurance intermediary. Founders Peter Cullum CBE and David Margrett and founding investor Penta Capital retain minority stakes as Searchlight partners with management to support GRP's continued buy-and-build growth.

HR Path Acquires GroupeX Solutions

April 22, 2024

IT Services

Paris-based HR Path Group has acquired Toronto-based GroupeX Solutions to expand its Human Capital Management (HCM) consulting capabilities and strengthen its presence in North America. GroupeX, a long-standing SAP SuccessFactors, UKG, WorkForce Software and Dayforce partner with 100+ senior SAP consultants, will augment HR Path's HRIS implementation and advisory services across the region.

MiQ Acquires Pathlabs

July 29, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

Global programmatic media partner MiQ has acquired Pathlabs, a Missoula, Montana–based Media Execution Partner (MEP) founded in 2021 with a ~100-person team. Pathlabs will remain an independent business unit under MiQ as the deal expands MiQ’s programmatic and managed-service capabilities for independent and mid-sized agencies across the U.S.

GTCR Recapitalizes PathGroup

May 13, 2022

Healthcare Services

GTCR has made a majority investment in PathGroup Holdings LLC in a recapitalization that leaves founder and CEO Dr. Ben Davis and the PathGroup management team substantially reinvested. Pritzker Private Capital and Vesey Street Capital Partners will retain minority stakes; the investment will fund geographic expansion (including into Texas), capability building across pathology, molecular and genetic diagnostics, and strategic M&A, and names Dave King as board chairman.

Market Performance Group Acquires The Creative Partners Group

October 4, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Market Performance Group (MPG) has acquired The Creative Partners Group (The CPG) to expand its omnichannel strategy and services capabilities across Target and the broader retail marketplace. The transaction brings The CPG’s team and capabilities — including omnichannel marketplace growth, retail intelligence, category management, and creative/design — into MPG to strengthen its offerings for CPG brands and retailers.