Analysis

Opinion: German family owned brokers present next M&A sweet spot for consolidators

By 2025-11-12T08:00:00

Germany

Brokers in Germany are fast becoming ‘very attractive to prospective international buyers’ as ‘mature’ UK market displays ‘an increasing scarcity of targets and limited runway’ around M&A opportunities

Acquisitional growth has been an important undercurrent – or even a lynchpin – in the UK general insurance broker marketplace for many years now. It has certainly been an overriding theme and constant fixture since I joined the sector back in 2019.

However, window shopping by private equity (PE) backers and large consolidation focused firms has moved from British soil to Continental Europe – and, in particular, Germany.

But why is Germany gaining greater attention from British broker consolidators as the next key M&A destination?

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