ACOLIN, a Switzerland-based provider of regulatory and cross-border fund distribution services across Europe, has acquired GFA. Founded in 2014, GFA operates a SaaS-based data collection and analytics platform for asset managers and distributors to manage their compliance obligations and to enable asset managers to gain insights into their distribution networks and identify opportunities to improve business performance. GFA founder Gert Rautenberg will take up the role of group head of strategic business development and will join the group executive board. As part of the acquisition, GFA will be rebranded as ACOLIN Analytics.
