Acquisition of Insolvency Risk Services (IRS), a division of MS Amlin by Specialist Risk Group

Deal typeTransaction Services
IndustryFinancial Services
Client nameSpecialist Risk Investments Limited

BDO provided financial due diligence for the acquisition of Insolvency Risk Services (IRS), a division of MS Amlin, by Specialist Risk Group.

Specialist Risk Group is a fast-growing and specialist insurance broker. This acquisition adds IRS to its other recent aquisitions of Miles Smith, The Underwriting Exchange, Square Mile Broking and David Codling and Associates. 

IRS is a significant player within the UK insolvency market and this move signals their return to the insurance broking world. As part of the aqusition SRG is forming a strategic patenrship with MS Amlin with ongoing dedicated capacity for risk exposures.