We seek partners who take a specialty-driven approach and who want to be with like-minded professionals in an environment that values creative thinking and problem solving.
Partnership
at EPIC
Leaders of our M&A and producer recruitment strategies seek partners who want to collaborate and win as a team, combining the resources of a large business with the entrepreneurialism of a nimble one.
JOHN HAHN
CO-FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN, GALWAY HOLDINGS
Founded in 2007, EPIC is built on the foundational principles of specialization and collaboration.
Since going from an idea scribbled on a napkin to a $1 billion business, we haven’t forgotten who we are. We are intentional about who we partner with to meet the complex challenges of the future.
STEVE DENTON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GALWAY RETAIL SERVICES
At EPIC, culture doesn’t just happen – it’s intentional.
Our goal is to empower you to grow your business, teams and the professional aspirations of your employees. We work hard to cultivate an environment that rewards everyone in service to our clients.
BILL NAY
CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICER, GALWAY HOLDINGS
Demystifying and humanizing the M&A experience are priorities for us.
We don’t do deals for the sake of doing them. Our partnership strategy is to be selective, allowing us to be nimble and creative. This puts the focus on your success so we can all truly grow together.
LORI GIESLER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ACQUISITIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS, GALWAY HOLDINGS
At EPIC, integration is synonymous with teamwork.
We work with our partners to be better, together. To us that means leveraging our collective strengths to streamline opportunities, placing the best team on the field to win.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Our growth is the result of an innovative, durable long-term strategy that attracts and retains best-in-class partners and talent.
- Acquisitions since inception
- 40+
- Revenue acquired since inception
- $725M
- Average deal size (revenue)
- $17M
Our Partnership Approach
Specialization
Collaboration
At heart, our best day is when we can create 1+1=3, 4 or 5 opportunities and these wins have allowed us to demonstrate some of the best year-over-year growth and client retention rates across the insurance distribution industry.
We want to be in business with people that view insurance selling as a team sport where everyone matters and who see the strength of their client relationships as a bridge to other insurance and financial services solutions.
Entrepreneurial Spirit
Many of the investments we make in infrastructure, technology and resources are to ensure our experts can focus on forward, dynamic thinking and not get bogged down with the day-to-day minutiae.
We want to partner with people who enjoy testing the status quo and exploring opportunities that create competitive advantage.
Capabilities & Resources
We understand the need to have the capabilities, resources and market clout to compete with the largest firms in our industry.
We’ve made significant investments in these capabilities and resources so no matter what situation arises, we can help solve them. In this increasingly complex world, our goal is to make sure you stay relevant with your clients as they grow and scale.
Perpetuation
We tailor each transaction to be sensitive to the needs of our partners, whether that be a 100-year-old firm or a start-up, a third-generation family-owned business or a founder-led one.
At the individual level, we seek opportunities for vertical and lateral career progression for each teammate. In fact, many of the people that maintain key leadership positions for us today came via acquisition.
