Operating Company Financial Services

Clear Group

London, England, United Kingdom

UK insurance group building a portfolio of specialist retail brokers, MGAs, broker networks and insurance solutions (acquisition-led growth).

Focus Areas
Insurance Brokerage, MGAs, Broker Networks

Tracked deals

7

7 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

4 addon · 3 buyout

Clear Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 7 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 7 years for Clear Group. 1 2019 1 2020 1 2021 1 2022 1 2024 1 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Clear Group Acquires Shire Insurance Services
    January 19, 2026
    Buyer
    Clear Group
    Target
    Shire Insurance Services Limited
    Seller
    Keith Dickinson
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Clear Group has acquired Shire Insurance Services Limited (SIS), a specialist UK insurance broker focused on the veterinary sector. The Alcester-based firm (founded 1981) employs ~15 people and will remain led by majority shareholder Keith Dickinson, with the deal adding veterinary expertise to Clear's UK Retail pillar.

  • Clear Group Acquires Phelan Caswell Insurances
    February 6, 2025
    Buyer
    Clear Group
    Target
    Phelan Caswell Insurances Ltd
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Type
    Buyout

    Clear Group has acquired Dublin-based broker Phelan Caswell Insurances Ltd, including the business’s financial planning assets. The deal expands Clear’s presence in Ireland and brings Phelan Caswell’s management team and approximately 18 staff into the Clear organisation to support further growth across commercial insurance and financial planning sectors.

  • Clear London Markets (Clear Group) Acquires Lloyd's Broker Lilley Plummer Risks from B.P. Marsh
    October 29, 2024
    Buyer
    Clear London Markets Limited (The Clear Group), Goldman Sachs Asset Management
    Target
    Lilley Plummer Risks Limited (LPR)
    Seller
    B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc, Lilley Plummer Holdings Limited
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    Clear London Markets Limited, majority owned by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and part of the Clear Group, has agreed to acquire Lilley Plummer Risks Limited (LPR), a specialist Lloyd's broker, from B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc. The deal adds approximately £150m of gross written premium to Clear, will see B.P. Marsh receive about £21.65m net of transaction costs, and brings LPR's ~38 staff into the Clear Group to bolster its Lloyd's and specialist broking capabilities.

  • Clear Group Acquires Centor Insurance & Risk Management
    July 6, 2022
    Buyer
    Clear Group, ECI Partners
    Target
    Centor Insurance & Risk Management
    Seller
    Neil Walton
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Clear Group has acquired Centor Insurance & Risk Management, a commercial insurance broker based in the City of London. The deal is an add-on to Clear's broker roll-up (backed by ECI Partners), expanding Clear's commercial capabilities and increasing its gross written premiums and presence in the London market.

  • The Clear Group Acquires HIA International and Luker Rowe Chartered Insurance Brokers
    November 3, 2021
    Buyer
    The Clear Group
    Target
    HIA International, Luker Rowe Chartered Insurance Brokers
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    The Clear Group (Clear Insurance Management Ltd), a PE-backed chartered insurance broker, has acquired two UK broking firms: HIA International (Coventry/Bedford) and Luker Rowe Chartered Insurance Brokers (Amersham). The deals expand Clear's niche capabilities in property, pet and events insurance and build on its Brokerbility network as part of an ongoing acquisition-led growth strategy.

  • Clear Group Acquires Light & Legal Indemnity Solutions
    February 13, 2020
    Buyer
    Clear Group (Clear Insurance Management)
    Target
    Light & Legal Indemnity Solutions
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    Clear Group (Clear Insurance Management), backed by PE partner ECI, has acquired Light & Legal Indemnity Solutions, a specialist broker for Rights of Light and legal indemnity insurance. The bolt-on adds Dean Perkin’s specialist team to Clear’s Rights of Light and Legal Indemnities capability to deepen the group’s property and construction insurance offering for developers, investors and other professionals.

  • Clear Insurance (ECI-backed) Acquires Morrison Insurance Solutions
    September 13, 2019
    Buyer
    Clear Insurance, ECI Partners
    Target
    Morrison Insurance Solutions
    Industry
    Insurance
    Location
    Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    ECI-backed Clear Insurance (The Clear Group) has acquired Morrison Insurance Solutions, a Warwickshire-based specialist broker founded in 1989. The deal brings Morrison’s management and team into Clear while strengthening Clear’s offering in the property, construction and property-owners insurance markets as part of its roll-up strategy supported by ECI Partners.

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