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WTW will hold a significant minority stake in the start-up with an option to acquire complete ownership over time.
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Carlyle re-launched efforts to find minority investor last June.
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The investor has paid in an extra £12.5mn for an additional 5% holding.
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The firm escapes public market distractions and long-term undervaluation, but the low mark will hurt peer companies.
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This is not the first pulled strategic process in the adjusting, and broader claims services, sector in recent months.
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The deal’s consideration consisted of a cash payment of $119mn and the 13.5% equity interest that Enstar held in Northshore, the parent of Lloyd’s underwriter Atrium.
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Sources said the PE heavyweight shelved the stake sale plans earlier this year as multiples in the adjusting segment remain under pressure.
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Sources said the fronting carrier is expecting to seal a deal in early 2024 as its strategic process pivots from a full sale.
