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Sixth Street reinvests in insurer Convex through $500m deal

Global investment house Sixth Street has invested $500m of preferred equity capital in specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex Group.

Carlyle, Hellman & Friedman launch reinsurance company Vantage Group with $1bn of equity

Private equity majors Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman have taken part in a $1bn investment to launch reinsurance business Vantage Group.

Bain Capital, Pacific Lake team up for OneShield Software investment

Bain Capital Partners and Pacific Lake Partners have teamed up to back P&C insurance core software provider OneShield Software.

Cornell Capital promotes financial services, insurance investment specialist Pollack to partner

Investment house Cornell Capital has promoted financial services and insurance investment specialist Emily Pollack to partner.

Coherent scores $14m in its Series A round

Coherent, which helps insurers build digital-first services, has scored $14m in its Series A funding round.

Third Point Ventures leads $25m Ushur Series B

Ushur, a cloud-native automation platform for insurers, has closed its Series B round on $25m to support its sales and marketing efforts.

Hg agrees sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group after five-year ownership

European software-focused private equity investor Hg has agreed the sale of Eucon Group to German insurer VHV Group.

IA Capital leads string of venture capital firms in $24m round for digital insurance specialist Matic

New York-based VC investor IA Capital has led a $24m investment round for digital insurance agency Matic.

SC Ventures backs cybersecurity startup Secret Double Octopus

Israeli cybersecurity company Secret Double Octopus has picked up a cash injection from Standard Chartered’s FinTech investment unit SC Ventures.

TIAA’s investment management giant Nuveen backs battery developer Advanced Battery Concepts

Nuveen, the $1tn global investment manager of insurance giant TIAA, has led a Series B growth equity round in Advanced Battery Concepts.

Digital insurer Cover Genius said to pick up another venture capital-backed funding round

Digital insurer Cover Genius has reportedly raised £8.3m in its latest funding round as it looks to expand its product offering.

Idinvest leads +Simple funding round amid company buying April Entreprise

+Simple, a startup aiming to help simplify insurance underwriting, has closed a €20m funding round amid the acquisition of wholesale broker April Entreprise.

Synergia Capital agrees sale of 2019 investment You Sure to IK Investment Partners

IK Investment Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in Dutch insurance distribution platform You Sure Investments from Synergia Capital Partners.

Hg seals trade sale exit of A-Plan Group after more than doubling revenue at company

European software and tech private equity specialist Hg has scored an exit of UK insurance intermediary A-Plan Group to international trade buyer Howden.

Acko secures $60m in Series D led by Munich Re Ventures

Acko General Insurance has reportedly netted $60m in a Series D round led by Munich Re Ventures.

Clearlake Capital buys insurance SaaS specialist Zywave from Aurora Capital Partners

Clearlake Capital Group has agreed to buy front office insurance software-as-a-service business Zywave from Aurora Capital Partners.

Blackstone, Fairfax invest $500m in Ki as digital insurance pioneer prepares to launch

Blackstone's opportunistic investment arm Tactical Opportunities has taken part in a $500m investment in Ki, a newly-formed digital business specialising in commercial insurance and reinsurance.

Second buyout of the week for Novacap sees firm agree GroupAssur deal

Canadian private equity house Novacap has scored its second buyout of the week after agreeing to pick up a majority stake in insurance business GroupAssur.

Thomas H Lee Partners buys NexPhase Capital portfolio business Insurance Technologies

US private equity house Thomas H Lee Partners has bought NexPhase Capital portfolio business Insurance Technologies after six years in the latter's portfolio.

TPG backs S$2.7bn Aviva Singapore buyout, merger with Singapore Life

Private equity major TPG has taken part in a S$2.7bn ($2bn) buyout of insurance giant Aviva's Singapore business.

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