Bold Penguin Acquires SquareRisk
October 10, 2025
Bold Penguin has acquired SquareRisk, a digital wholesale marketplace that connects retail brokers to specialty carriers and MGAs. The acquisition expands Bold Penguin's access to excess & surplus (E&S) and specialty markets and adds digital wholesale operations to its commercial insurance platform.
- Buyers
- Bold Penguin
- Targets
- SquareRisk
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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