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Cooper Gay targeting acquisitions by end of the year following Lightyear deal

Cooper Gay group CEO Toby Esser

Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford is aiming to make acquisitions by the end of the year after private equity firm Lightyear Capital took a 55% stake in the company.

Group chief executive Toby Esser told Post that the main driver for the investment is that it enables the firm to focus on further growth through such deals.

"There's still a lot of opportunity for

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