TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory (“TCMA” or “TigerRisk”) is pleased to announce our role as exclusive financial advisor to VALE Insurance Services (“VALE”) in its strategic growth investment from Flexpoint Ford (“Flexpoint”). The transaction further solidifies TCMA as a market leader in MGA M&A advisory and continues a trend of strong interest in high quality MGA platforms from private equity funds, insurance services firms and insurance carriers.

VALE Insurance Partners is a privately held company which provides a full suite of insurance services to the global transactional liability insurance market including quoting, underwriting, binding and claims handling. VALE is supported by world-class insurance carrier partners and has established itself as a differentiated platform with an ability to underwrite complex risks and deliver specialized solutions. VALE has a presence in both the U.S. and Europe and was founded by Jamie Sahara and R. Philip Stevenson in 2014.

Flexpoint Ford is a private equity investment firm that has approximately $5.0 billion of assets under management and specializes in privately negotiated investments in the financial services and healthcare industries. Since the firm’s formation in 2005, Flexpoint Ford has completed investments across a broad range of investment sizes, structures and asset classes. Flexpoint Ford is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in New York, New York.

Further details on the transaction can be found in the attached case study. Please let us know any questions or if we can be helpful to you in your capital markets and M&A needs.