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Stuart S. Carruthers

Partner at Stikeman Elliott

Lawyer

Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals17

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 19.10 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.12 B

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05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

24 May 2021|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: CONSTELLATION AFFILIATED PARTNERS

Bidder: TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Aug 2022|Canada|Life Insurance

Target: IVARI

Bidder: SAGICOR FINANCIAL COMPANY

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 44 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 212 M

Value

30 Nov 2022|Canada|Diversified Financials

Target: GUARDIAN CAPITAL GROUP LIMITED (LIFE INSURANCE, MUTUAL FUND AND INVESTMENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS)

Bidder: DESJARDINS GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 463 M

Value

17 Apr 2023|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: WESTLAND INSURANCE GROUP LTD

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

23 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2020|Canada|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: STRATEGIC UNDERWRITING MANAGERS

Bidder: ONE80 INTERMEDIARIES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Nov 2023|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: OPTIOM

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 100 M

Value

04 Dec 2023|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: AHA INSURANCE

Bidder: SOUTHAMPTON FINANCIAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

16 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Mar 2024|Canada|Management Consulting

Target: AGA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

11 Target | 36 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2024|Canada|FinTech

Target: VALEYO

Bidder: CONSTELLATION SOFTWARE INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2024|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: HUGH WOOD INC

Bidder: RISK STRATEGIES

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jun 2024|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: AXIS INSURANCE

Bidder: LEE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2024|United States|Life Insurance

Target: AIG (GLOBAL PERSONAL TRAVEL INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ZURICH INSURANCE LIMITED

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 473 M

Value

13 Aug 2024|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: ALLSTATE (EMPLOYER VOLUNTARY BENEFITS BUSINESS)

Bidder: STANCORP FINANCIAL GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.56 B

Value

27 May 2025|Canada|Insurance Brokers

Target: TRAVELERS (CANADIAN PERSONAL INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: DEFINITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 1.77 B

Value

10 Jun 2025|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: ACCESSION RISK MANAGEMENT GROUP

Bidder: BROWN & BROWN INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

29 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 7.25 B

Value

05 Jun 2025|Canada|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: LORNE PARK CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: SAGARD PRIVATE EQUITY CANADA

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

8 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 68 M

Value