The Goldman Sachs Group

Goldman Sachs is a prominent global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm, established in 1869 and headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a range of services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals. Its Investment Banking segment offers advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and restructuring, as well as underwriting for public offerings and private placements of various securities. The Institutional Client Services segment focuses on client execution across fixed income, currencies, commodities, and equities, while also offering financing and securities lending to institutional clients. The Investing & Lending segment engages in originating long-term loans and investing in debt securities and real estate. Additionally, Goldman Sachs Asset Management serves both institutional and individual investors with comprehensive investment and advisory solutions across diverse asset classes. The firm also operates several specialized investment groups, including private equity and infrastructure funds, targeting a variety of sectors and investment strategies worldwide.

Andre Alfaro

Managing Director

Margaret Anadu

Managing Director

Sara Beth Beckmeier

Vice President

Alexander Blostein

Managing Director and Senior Analyst, Global Investment Research

Charles Bouckaert

Managing Director

Michael Brandmeyer

Managing Director, Global Co-head and Co-CIO of the Alternative Investments and Manager Selection Group

Beat Cabiallavetta

Partner

David Campbell

Managing Director - Merchant Banking Division

Will Chen

Managing Director

Jaejoon Choi

Managing Director - Head of Korea Global Markets

David Chou

Managing Director

David Cohen-Mintz

Managing Director

Stephen Daniel

Managing Director

Samayita Das

Vice President

Christopher Dawe

Managing Partner

Adam Dawson

Managing Director

Brian DeCenzo

Managing Director, TMT / Internet Banking — Investment Banking Division

Nicholas Dier

Vice President

Ajay Diwan

Vice President of Investment Research

Nicola Dondi

Managing Director

Dominique Dorlipo

Managing Director, France Country Head

Benjamin Ferguson

Managing Director, Co-Head of Japan and Head of Client and Business Management

Wolfgang Fink

CEO, Germany and Austria

Sebastien Gagnon

Managing Director

Timur Galen

Managing Director

Stefan Goetz

Executive Director - Principal Investments Area

Andrew Gordon

Associate

Ashwin Gupta

Managing Director

James Hayward

Managing Director of Growth Equity

Sonya Huang

Investment Banking Analyst

Graham Hurtt

Vice President, Technology and Services Investment Banking

Gaurav Jaitly

Managing Director

Kani Keita

Associate, Merchant Banking Division

Larry Kellerma

Partner

Simon Kubbies

Managing Director (Private Equity)

Aaron Lamshed

Head of equity capital markets in Australia and New Zealand

Kirk A. Lepke

Executive Director, GS Growth

Cedric Lucas

Managing Director

Cedric Lucas

Managing Director

Lyla Maduri

Managing Director

Jade Mandel

Vice President, Growth Equity

Joshua Matheus

Managing Director of Technology

Mathew McDermott

Managing Director

Masanori Mochida

President of Goldman Sachs Japan

Karen Moon

TMT Investment Banking Analyst

Scott Myers

Managing Director

Jason Nassof

Vice President

Maya Poddar

Associate

Jeffrey Possick

Managing Director

Nikhil Reddy

Managing Director, Asset Management Division

Ben Reiber

Vice President

Christian Resch

Managing Director, GS Growth

Josh Richardson

Managing Director

Max Ritter

Managing Director

Ronald Rolighed

Managing Director

Simon Rothery

CEO, Australia

Brady Schuck

Managing Director

Peter Seccia

Managing Director

Greg Shell

Head Managing, Inclusive Growth Strategy Partner

Sarah Shenton

Vice President in the Merchant Banking Division

Andrew Sickinger

Vice President, M&A

Gavin Simms

Managing Director

Rajat Sood

Managing Director

Rajat Sood

Managing Director

Stephen Branton Speak

Partner and Managing Director

John Stevenson

Vice President

Chang Q. Sun

Executive Director In the Investment Banking Division

Ram Sundaram

Partner

Adriana Tajonar

Vice President of Life Sciences Investing

Alex Tishakov

Analyst, Investment Banking Division

Rana Yared

Managing Director of Securities Division

Alec Zhang

Analyst

Past deals in Insurance Brokers

SBI Life

Post in 2022
Founded in 2000, SBI Life Insurance is an India-based insurance company offering individual life insurance products and other products like retirement pensions, protections and savings plans to its clients.

xbAV AG

Series D in 2022
xbAV AG is a German company based in Munich that specializes in the digitalization of corporate retirement solutions and life insurance. Founded in 2016, it offers an online platform and software solutions designed to streamline the interactions among employees, insurance companies, employers, and insurance brokers. xbAV AG's flagship products include xbAV-Berater, which provides advisory and administrative tools for insurance brokers, and bAV-Manager, which enables paperless policy administration. The company also offers employee access features that allow individuals to assess their pension gaps and explore available pension options. With a focus on user-friendly interfaces and efficient processes, xbAV AG connects various stakeholders through its software-as-a-service offerings, enhancing the management of pension and life insurance in a digital format. The company maintains offices in Munich, Berlin, and Saarbrücken.

The Boyd Group

Post in 2020
The Boyd Group is a major retail auto glass operator in the U.S. with operations under the trade names Gerber Collision & Glass, Glass America, Auto Glass Service, Auto Glass Authority and Autoglassonly.com. The Company also operates a third party administrator, Gerber National Claims Services ("GNCS"), that offers glass, emergency roadside and first notice of loss services.

Ethos Life

Series C in 2019
Ethos Life is an insurance company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in providing modern and ethical life insurance products, primarily term life insurance. Founded in 2016, Ethos aims to make life insurance affordable, accessible, and instant, addressing a significant market valued at $650 billion. The company employs innovative software to enhance the customer experience and utilizes technology to tailor coverage to individual needs. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America, a well-established life insurance provider. The company emphasizes a human approach in its services, striving to protect families through personalized insurance solutions.

wefox

Series B in 2019
wefox is a digital insurance company based in Berlin, Germany, founded in 2015. The company focuses on providing an all-in-one insurance solution by leveraging technology to enhance the customer experience and streamline processes. Rather than selling directly to consumers, wefox operates through a network of thousands of digitally enabled advisors across Europe, which helps improve customer satisfaction and reduce acquisition costs. The company employs advanced analytics to achieve better loss ratios than the market average and boasts over 90% straight-through processing for its services. Wefox offers a comprehensive platform that includes policy management, claims settlement, and personalized coverage options, aiming to reinvent insurance and make people safer by preventing risks.

Meilleurtaux

Acquisition in 2016
Meilleurtaux is a Paris-based financial services provider specializing in advisory and brokerage services for individuals seeking real estate loans. The company focuses on mortgage loans, credit repurchase, borrower insurance, and consumer credit, operating both online and through a network of franchises. Meilleurtaux has established partnerships with various retail banks and insurers in France, enabling it to offer a comprehensive range of financial products. The company aims to enhance the user experience by providing online tools such as calculators, rate barometers, and simulation resources, assisting clients in making informed decisions regarding their financial services, particularly in the mortgage sector.

Oscar Health

Series C in 2015
Oscar Health is a health insurance company that provides individual and family plans, Medicare Advantage, and small group products. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Oscar Health operates in several states, including New York, Texas, California, New Jersey, Ohio, and Tennessee. The company aims to enhance the healthcare experience by utilizing technology, design, and data to create user-friendly services. Its platform includes a software application that helps users find doctors based on location and ratings. Oscar Health primarily serves individuals and families who do not receive health insurance from their employers.

Hastings Direct

Private Equity Round in 2013
Hastings Group is a fast growing, agile, digitally focused general insurance provider providing services to the UK car, van, bike and home insurance market. Big enough to compete but small enough to grow, the Group has strong relationships with all major price comparison websites, a cost effective digital marketing model and a focus on customer retention. Hastings provides refreshingly straightforward products and services to UK car, bike, van and home insurance customers. A multi-award winning business, Hastings has over 2.2 million customers and over 2,700 colleagues. Around 90% of policies are directly underwritten by its Gibraltar based insurer, Advantage Insurance Company Limited. The Group operates as an integrated insurance provider with two businesses. The Group’s Retail business, Hastings Insurance Services Limited, is responsible for the end customer pricing, fraud management, product design, distribution and management of the underlying customer relationships. The Group’s Underwriting business, Advantage Insurance Company Limited, engages in risk selection, underlying technical pricing, reserving and claims handling. Retail is supported by, and benefits from, Underwriting’s prudent approach to risk and reserving and also benefits from the Group’s panel of insurance partners who provide additional underwriting capacity. The Group’s integrated model deliberately separates underlying product manufacturing from its distribution. Hastings Insurance Services Limited, trading as Hastings Direct, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (register number 311492).

Benefitfocus

Venture Round in 2007
Benefitfocus, Inc. is a cloud-based benefits management platform based in Charleston, South Carolina, that serves consumers, employers, insurance carriers, and brokers across the United States. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products designed to streamline the benefits enrollment and management process. For insurance carriers, it provides tools such as MarketPlace Enroll, MarketPlace Bill, and MarketPlace Quote, which automate various aspects of enrollment, billing, and account management. Employers benefit from solutions like Benefitfocus Marketplace, which facilitates online enrollment and communication, and Insights, a data analytics tool that aids in decision-making. Additionally, Benefitfocus addresses compliance and administrative needs with offerings like ACA Management and COBRA Administration. The platform also features BenefitSAIGE Analytics for cost management and BenefitsPlace, which connects multiple stakeholders in a single marketplace. Benefitfocus generates revenue primarily through subscription-based contracts with employers and carriers, catering to over 20 million consumers who manage their benefits through its platform.

USI Holding

Acquisition in 2007
USI Insurance Services is an insurance brokerage and consulting firm that offers a comprehensive range of solutions, including property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, personal risk management, and retirement planning. Established in 1994, USI has grown significantly from its initial revenue of $6.5 million and 40 associates, now approaching $2 billion in revenue with over 6,000 associates across more than 150 offices nationwide. The firm serves a diverse client base, including large risk management clients, middle market companies, smaller firms, and individuals, totaling over 150,000 clients. USI's extensive experience in the industry is bolstered by its acquired agencies, which have a history in their communities dating back to the late 1800s. By combining national capabilities with dedicated local service teams, USI effectively addresses the unique needs of its clients, ensuring robust risk management and benefit solutions.

BTIG

Seed Round in 2007
BTIG provides institutional brokerage and fund services. It is specialized in global trading and fund services for hedge funds, separate accounts, mutual funds, and family offices. The company operates in various areas, including equity trading, fixed income, future trading, convertible securities, equity derivatives, prime brokerage, outsource trading, direct market access, capital markets, equity research, and corporate access as well as international trading, commission management services, portfolio analytics, and market intelligence. In addition, the company provides trading solutions to investment managers. It serves institutional clients worldwide. BTIG was founded in 2002 and is based in San Francisco, California. It has additional offices in New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Greenwich, Red Bank, Norwalk, Orinda, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. It operates as a subsidiary of Condor Trading LP.

Surebridge

Series B in 2001
Surebridge is a provider of software outsourcing services tailored for mid-size companies. The company specializes in delivering fully managed, name-brand ERP, CRM, and e-commerce applications. Its offerings encompass software selection based on specific business needs, efficient application deployment, secure application hosting and management, as well as ongoing business improvement services. Surebridge focuses on the middle market, leveraging its expertise in notable software solutions such as Microsoft Business Solutions, PeopleSoft, and Siebel Systems. Through its comprehensive portfolio of managed applications and professional services, Surebridge aims to enhance operational efficiency and support the growth of its clients.

BenefitPoint

Series B in 2000
BenefitPoint is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in employee benefits infrastructure. It provides a range of hosted integrated applications designed for the distribution and management of group insurance and financial products. The company develops software that supports customer relationship management and procurement, catering to brokers, consultants, carriers, and general agents in the insurance industry.

Surebridge

Venture Round in 2000
Surebridge is a provider of software outsourcing services tailored for mid-size companies. The company specializes in delivering fully managed, name-brand ERP, CRM, and e-commerce applications. Its offerings encompass software selection based on specific business needs, efficient application deployment, secure application hosting and management, as well as ongoing business improvement services. Surebridge focuses on the middle market, leveraging its expertise in notable software solutions such as Microsoft Business Solutions, PeopleSoft, and Siebel Systems. Through its comprehensive portfolio of managed applications and professional services, Surebridge aims to enhance operational efficiency and support the growth of its clients.
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