Clyde & Co advises Ecclesia Group on strategic partnership with Specialist Risk Group (SRG)

Clyde & Co is advising the Ecclesia Group, Germany's largest independent broker, on its strategic partnership with Specialist Risk Group (SRG) with a German-British team. Ecclesia is bringing its Belgian and Dutch companies with over 700 employees to SRG.

As part of the new partnership, Ecclesia will become a shareholder in SRG alongside Warburg Pincus and Temasek. The special shareholding structure will enable both companies to enter into a long-term partnership and strategic collaboration to drive growth opportunities in and outside of Europe. The transaction is subject to the approval of the relevant regulatory authorities.

Specialist Risk Group is a leading London-based insurance broker that brings together various brokers for special client risks under one roof. Since its foundation in 2020, SRG has experienced significant growth and placed over £1bn of premiums on the global insurance market. In 2024, SRG acquired twelve companies, successfully initiated activities in Asia and gained Warburg Pincus and Temasek as majority shareholders.

The team was led by partners Eva-Maria Barbosa, and Rob Lowe. Malcolm Frost (Tax), as well as Adriaan Louw (Team Lead Associate), Simon Gamblin and Ben Chalkley, Daniel Li, Reem Katifi, Nii-Lante Bannerman (all Corporate), Rose Pan (Tax), Thora Rock (Corporate Insurance), and Jasmine Zamprogno support Ecclesia.