Full coverage: Chill

Since 2020, private equity firm Livingbridge has invested €90 million in a range of Irish deals. Its portfolio employs over 650 people and it wants to do at least one deal here a year.

Why a private equity firm decided to invest in €100 million Irish business Chill Insurance – Tom Lyons talks to Xavier Woodward, partner with Livingbridge, on buying into Ireland’s largest independent personal lines insurance broker. Plus who are the Lynch brothers behind it all?

Owned by Seamus Lynch, Chill Insurance has expanded rapidly in recent years. With its international footprint, Livingbridge is expected to take the Irish insurer into new markets. The deal is near completion.