Can debt-heavy brokers survive rising rates and scrutiny?
Leveraged buyouts have transformed the UK broking sector into a private equity powerhouse, but with debt costs climbing and organic growth harder to achieve, Emma Ann Hughes reveals questions are mounting over how sustainable the model really is.
In less than a decade, leveraged buyouts have transformed the UK insurance broker market from a fragmented network of firms into a highly consolidated, private equity-dominated landscape.
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