Accelerant Shareholders to Receive $20.25 per Share in Cash, Representing a 49% Premium to Accelerant’s Closing Share Price on August 12, 2026
Accelerant , the data-driven risk exchange platform transforming the specialty insurance marketplace through the Accelerant Risk Exchange, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Thoma Bravo to become a privately held company in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of more than $4 billion.
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Under the terms of the agreement, Accelerant Class A and Class B stockholders will receive $20.25 per share in cash, representing a 49% premium to Accelerant’s closing share price on August 12, 2026.
“Accelerant has been building the preeminent specialty insurance marketplace since our founding in 2018,” said Jeff Radke, Chairman and CEO of Accelerant. “Returning to private ownership with Thoma Bravo’s technology and software expertise, coupled with its vast financial and strategic resources, will enable us to make investments that further position our unique, data fueled platform to be the rails on which specialty insurance runs.”
“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Thoma Bravo.” said Karen Meriwether, Chair of the Special Committee. “The Special Committee believes this transaction recognizes the valuable platform and ecosystem that the Accelerant team has built, and provides immediate value to shareholders at a substantial premium.”
“We have immense admiration for Jeff, his team and the business they’ve built,” said A.J. Rohde, Senior Partner at Thoma Bravo. “As the MGA market continues to grow, underwriters are looking for a committed technology-forward partner who can unlock rapid program growth and underwriting innovation. We’ve invested in insurance technology and data businesses for years, and we’re excited to work alongside the entire Accelerant team.”
“Accelerant has built something rare in specialty insurance,” said Matt LoSardo, a Principal at Thoma Bravo. “Its risk exchange connects underwriters with risk capital and gives both sides the data to price risk better than either could alone. We look forward to partnering with Jeff and the team to invest behind the technology, data and capital capacity to support Accelerant’s next phase of growth.”
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