Clear Group has acquired established independent insurance broker, Anderson White with Knights’ Corporate team supporting shareholders Paul Anderson and Louise Anderson on the sale.
Founded in 2005, Anderson White Insurance Brokers is an owner managed independent insurance broker offering clients business and personal insurance services.
This deal marks the 30th acquisition for Clear Group since establishing 20 years ago with the group more than doubling in size since its investment by ECI Partners in 2018.
Paul Anderson, CEO at Anderson White, commented: “Thank you to Alex, Dan and the team at Knights for all of your help throughout. I don’t need to tell you but selling the business has been a stressful process but you have certainly all made the journey easier for Louise and I. We’re delighted to be joining Clear Insurance at such an exciting time in their journey.”
Alexander Bishop, Associate at Knights, commented: “We are very pleased to complete this sale on behalf of Paul and Louise and enjoyed supporting them throughout the sale process. The sale of their insurance business to Clear Group will open up access to markets, provide a wider offering and expertise to their clients and present exciting opportunities for Paul, Louise and their staff to be a part of Clear’s continuing growth in the South East market.
We have a lot of experience acting on acquisitions and disposals in the insurance broking sector and continue to see a lot of consolidation. We utilised this experience to ensure Paul and Louise got the right outcome and to ease the burden of what can be a stressful process for owner managers. We wish Paul and Louise all the best for the future in their new roles with Clear.”