One of the first significant private equity buyouts in Ireland since the outbreak of Covid-19 is on the cusp of closing. In a deal that values the enterprise at between €80 million and €100 million, mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge is the final stages of acquiring Chill Insurance, the Irish online insurance broker. The business is majority-owned by Seamus Lynch, who appointed a London-based investment bank called KBW to sell a majority stake in the business some months ago. The company, whose ads feature the comedian and radio host Jennifer Zamparelli, has been growing rapidly through a combination of acquisitions…
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