November 10, 2025

Barings Supports Abry Partners’ Acquisition of AA Ireland

Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, today announced its role as sole lender of secured credit facilities to support Abry Partners’ acquisition of AA Ireland.

AA Ireland is the market leading provider of motor insurance and roadside assistance to customers in Ireland, covering more than one in three motorists. Building on one of the most trusted brands in the country, the company is uniquely placed to deliver value throughout the motoring services value chain in both retail and B2B markets.

About Barings
Barings is a $470+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.

*As of September 30, 2025

About Abry Partners
Abry Partners is a 36-year-old private equity firm with a track record of supporting market-leading businesses across Europe and North America, with deep sector expertise across the insurance and automobile value chains, including investments in companies such as Highstreet, Acrisure, and Portfolio Group. Since its founding in 1989, the firm has successfully completed over $90 billion of leveraged transactions and other private equity or preferred equity placements. Currently, the firm manages $16 billion of assets across several fund strategies. More information about Abry Partners: www.abry.com.

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