Tracked deals
5
5 tracked deals across 2019-2021.
Operating Company
Financial Services
Howden
London, England, United Kingdom
Formerly known as Aston Lark, Aston Lark Europe Limited, Aston Lark Limited
Insurance broking group providing commercial and personal insurance services and related risk solutions across the UK and Ireland.
- Focus Areas
- Insurance Brokerage, Employee Benefits, Risk Management
- Website
- howdengroup.com/us-en
Recent pace
0
0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Addon
5 addon
Howden Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 3 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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August 30, 2021
- Buyer
- Aston Lark, Bowmark
- Target
- McMahon Galvin, ES Risks, Linkscover, Principal Insurance Ireland, Plester Group, Essex Insurance Brokers, A.R. Brassington & Co
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
Bowmark-backed Aston Lark has completed seven bolt-on acquisitions since May, bringing its total since January to 18. The deals add a mix of personal, commercial and niche specialist brokers across the United Kingdom and Ireland — including McMahon Galvin (Dublin), ES Risks (London) and Linkscover (golf specialist) — expanding Aston Lark’s geographic coverage and specialty capabilities.
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August 10, 2020
- Buyer
- Aston Lark, Bowmark Capital
- Target
- PHM, Incepta Risk Management
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
Bowmark-backed insurance broker Aston Lark has acquired PHM, an employee benefits intermediary, and Incepta Risk Management, a Lloyd's broker. The deals bring approximately £14 million of combined gross written premium and are intended to strengthen Aston Lark's employee benefits capability and its presence in the London market.
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November 4, 2019
Aston Lark has acquired Protean Risk, a specialist Lloyd's insurance broker focused on financial services, fintech and technology sectors. The deal is an add-on bolt-on to Aston Lark's platform and strengthens its financial institutions capabilities following the company's recent ownership transition involving Bowmark Capital and Goldman Sachs' Merchant Banking division.
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- Buyer
- Aston Lark, Bowmark Capital
- Target
- Highworth Insurance, Jobson James
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Addon
Bowmark-backed Aston Lark has completed two add-on acquisitions in 2019, acquiring Poole-based household broker Highworth Insurance and Midlands-centred Jobson James insurance broking and employee benefits group. Highworth places over £10 million of gross premium annually while Jobson James brings specialist expertise in rail, real estate and trade credit, helping Aston Lark grow its gross written premium to nearly £350 million.
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January 22, 2019
- Buyer
- Aston Lark, Bowmark Capital
- Target
- Robertson Low
- Industry
- Insurance
- Location
- Ireland
- Type
- Addon
Aston Lark, backed by private equity firm Bowmark, has acquired Robertson Low, one of Ireland’s largest independent insurance brokers. The deal is Aston Lark’s first overseas purchase and is intended to expand the group’s presence and specialist insurance and employee benefits capabilities in Ireland and the UK.
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