M&A

Aon agrees $17bn deal to acquire USI from KKR

Aon agrees $17bn deal to acquire USI from KKR

Aon plc has agreed to acquire USI Insurance Services from KKR and its co-investors for $17bn, in a deal that will bring one of...
BitGo acquires NYDIG's institutional trading arm

BitGo acquires NYDIG’s institutional trading arm

BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure company offering custody, trading, staking, financing and settlement services from regulated cold storage, has entered into a definitive agreement...
Inszone expands Michigan farm insurance footprint

Inszone expands Michigan farm insurance footprint

Inszone Insurance Services, a national insurance brokerage offering commercial, personal and employee benefits solutions, has announced the acquisition of Aviza Insurance Agency, a long-established...
Vanguard to acquire Altruist in WealthTech push

Vanguard to acquire Altruist in WealthTech push

Vanguard is set to acquire Altruist, an AI-enabled WealthTech and custody platform for financial advisors, as the investment giant looks to expand access to...
Munich Re's $575m bet on the SME cyber risk gap

Munich Re’s $575m bet on the SME cyber risk gap

Munich Re has acquired US cyber InsurTech At-Bay for $575m, strengthening its position in a market where insurers are increasingly combining cyber cover with...
Alliant to acquire Nava in AI benefits push

Alliant to acquire Nava in AI benefits push

Alliant Insurance Services, one of the largest insurance brokers and consultants in the US offering risk management, insurance, employee benefits and underwriting services, has...
Fortinet

Fortinet expands AI security with Virtue AI buy

Fortinet has acquired Virtue AI, a specialist in AI runtime protection, automated AI validation and security for autonomous AI systems, as it extends its...
Seltzer expands Pennsylvania insurance footprint with Trego deal

Seltzer expands Pennsylvania insurance footprint with Trego deal

Seltzer Group Partners, a Pennsylvania insurance provider, has acquired Trego Insurance Agency, expanding its presence and capabilities in Berks County. The deal brings Trego's commercial...
Accelerant to go private in $4bn Thoma Bravo deal

Accelerant to go private in $4bn Thoma Bravo deal

Accelerant, a data-driven risk exchange for the specialty insurance market, has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in an all-cash...
Datavault AI targets cyber risk with $94.5m CyberCatch deal

Datavault AI targets cyber risk with $94.5m CyberCatch deal

Datavault AI Inc., a NASDAQ-listed technology company focused on data monetisation, credentialing, digital engagement and real-world asset tokenisation, has agreed to acquire CyberCatch Holdings,...

News Stories

KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

KYCP adds API4ALL to sharpen corporate due diligence

Compliance teams facing growing pressure to uncover who really sits behind a corporate client now have another tool at their disposal. According to KYCP,...
Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Compliance gets faster but firms trust it less, CUBE finds

Financial institutions are processing regulatory change at a much faster pace than a year ago, but their belief that this work is actually effective...

Zing365: Insurance broking must map out career paths

Zing365, an InsurTech-focused learning and development specialist, has called on insurance brokers to set out defined career routes, organised training and mentoring if they...
Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard secures $8m to let AI agents shop online

Agentcard, a payments firm that lets AI agents make purchases using their users’ own cards, has closed an $8m seed funding round to help...
Databento hits $1.1bn valuation with $100m Series C

Databento hits $1.1bn valuation with $100m Series C

Databento, a platform supplying market data to the modern financial industry, has secured $100m in a Series C round that values the business at...

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