Private Equity Firm Financial Services

Galway Holdings

Morgantown, California, United States

Power & Empower™ growing global businesses that thrive in local communities; operates a financial-services platform spanning insurance brokerage/distribution and related complementary financial services (including EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants and wealth-management businesses).

Focus Areas
Insurance brokerage, Insurance distribution, Wealth management

Tracked deals

10

10 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

7 buyout · 1 addon · 1 divestiture

Galway Holdings Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Galway Holdings. 1 2019 3 2021 1 2022 2 2024 2 2025 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
    Target
    The Bond Exchange
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired The Bond Exchange, a Mission Viejo, California-based surety bond agency, to bolster EPIC's national surety practice and expand underwriting and brokerage capabilities. The deal brings The Bond Exchange leadership and its Bond 911 issuance platform into EPIC to support larger, more complex bonding programs while streamlining issuance for smaller bond needs.

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Interstate Motor Carriers Agency, Inc.
    Target
    Sentry Transportation's direct writing operation (Sentry Insurance)
    Seller
    Sentry Insurance
    Industry
    Insurance

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Sentry Transportation's direct writing operation, a carve-out from Sentry Insurance that brings more than 500 transportation clients and the associated team. The acquired operation and team will join EPIC's Interstate Motor Carriers business, strengthening EPIC's national Transportation & Logistics practice and trucking insurance capabilities.

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
    Target
    Chartwell Insurance Services
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Chartwell Insurance Services, a Chicago-based boutique specializing in private client personal property and liability solutions for high-net-worth individuals. The deal strengthens EPIC’s private client practice and expands its presence in Chicago and the broader Midwest, giving Chartwell access to EPIC’s national resources.

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
    Target
    Phillips Bros. Insurance Agency, LLC
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Phillips Bros. Insurance Agency, a fifth-generation, Chicago-based multi-line insurance firm focused on private client and commercial property & casualty solutions. The deal expands EPIC's Midwest and Chicago presence and strengthens its private client and commercial practices by adding the Phillips Bros. team and their local capabilities to EPIC's national platform.

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
    Target
    Century Insurance Group, LLC
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has acquired Century Insurance Group, LLC, an Oregon-based insurance agency specializing in employee benefits and commercial and personal property & casualty solutions. The deal, finalized in early July with Dowling Hales advising Century, expands EPIC’s Pacific Northwest footprint and gives the Century team access to EPIC’s broader resources and technology-driven insurance capabilities.

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, Vanbridge Life and Executive Benefits (an EPIC company)
    Target
    Larry Gordon Agency
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, through its Vanbridge Life and Executive Benefits division, has acquired the Larry Gordon Agency to expand its Midwest footprint across life insurance, executive benefits, and financial advisory distribution. Larry Gordon Agency will continue to serve clients from its Chicago and Rockford, Illinois offices and its current leadership team will remain in place.

  • Buyer
    Galway Holdings
    Target
    Simatree
    Industry
    Data & Analytics
    Type
    Addon

    Galway Holdings has acquired Simatree, a Virginia-based strategic advisory firm specializing in data, analytics, technology consultation and digital transformation. The deal brings Simatree’s data and analytics capabilities into Galway’s financial-services-focused platform to support digital transformation work across insurance, wealth management and related businesses.

  • Buyer
    Galway Holdings
    Target
    MAI Capital Management

    Galway Holdings announced an investment in MAI Capital Management, adding a wealth and financial management vertical to Galway’s platform and enabling MAI to accelerate organic growth and M&A. MAI’s executive team will remain in place, Wealth Partners Capital Group will retain an equity stake, and Galway — backed by private equity investors including Carlyle, Oak Hill and Harvest — will integrate MAI’s services with its EPIC insurance distribution capabilities.

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
    Target
    Pharmaceutical Strategies Group
    Type
    Buyout

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has agreed to acquire Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (PSG), the nation’s largest independent pharmacy benefit consulting firm, and will integrate PSG into its Employee Benefits Consulting practice. PSG — which reports generating more than $4.8 billion in drug cost savings for clients annually — will operate as “Pharmaceutical Strategies Group – an EPIC company,” with PSG leadership remaining in place to continue developing drug management solutions.

  • Buyer
    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants
    Target
    Prime Risk Partners
    Industry
    Insurance
    Type
    Buyout

    EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants has completed its acquisition of Atlanta-based Prime Risk Partners, combining the two brokers to expand EPIC's national footprint and broaden specialty support offerings. Prime Risk Partners will initially operate as Prime Risk Partners – an EPIC Company and continue to serve clients from its existing locations.

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