Category: M&A

Crédit Agricole S.A. and Santander have entered into an agreement for the acquisition by Crédit Agricole of Santander’s 30.5pct stake in CACEIS. Following the proposed transaction, Crédit Agricole will control 100% of the share capital of CACEIS. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to take…

Allvue Systems, LLC, a fintech provider of alternative investment solutions, has acquired PFA Solutions LLC, a provider of compensation and carried interest software solutions for firms across private equity, private debt and venture capital.

TCorp has acquired a 4.92pct interest in Euroclear Holding SA/NV from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). TCorp is the investment and financial management partner of the New South Wales (NSW) public sector. It is a top 10 Australian investment manager, with AUD115bn (USD73bn) AuM. The total value of TCorp’s investment in Euroclear is EUR455m (USD477m).

SS&C has signed an initial agreement with Insignia Financial, an Australia-based administrator, to deliver superannuation member administration services. Insignia Financial supports around 1.1m superannuation fund members through its wealth management offerings. Upon signing a final binding agreement, more than 1,000 team members in seven offices across Australia will transfer from Insignia to SS&C.

CI Financial Corp., the Canada-based manager with c. CAD518.1bn (USD368bn) in client assets, has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management arm of Mubadala Investment Company, to take CI private in a transaction that values CI’s equity at c. CAD4.7bn (USD3.3bn) and implies an enterprise value of…

Centralis Group, a Luxembourg-based alternative asset and corporate services provider, is to acquire Admina Fund Services. Admina is a provider of fund administration and corporate services based in Guernsey, C.I. Admina provides a full suite of integrated fund administration and company secretarial services to regulated and unregulated, listed and unlisted closed-ended limited partnerships, companies, trusts…

Apex is to acquire Finix Group, a Chile-based financial services company.In 2020, Finix Group merged with Compass Group’s fund administration business, consolidating Finix Group in the third-party asset management industry with >USD10.5bn AuA. The addition of Finix Group adds around 100 employees to Apex.

Juniper Square, a provider of fund software and administration solutions for private markets, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Forstone Luxembourg, a division of Forstone Group, Forstone Luxembourg provides fund administration, transfer agency, and other fund services in Luxembourg. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals. following which Forstone Luxembourg will operate as…

Altered Capital has become a significant shareholder in ZILO, the UK-based technology company currently specialising in transfer agency and the investor experience. Altered has acquired a 6.5pct stake from several early seed investors. Altered joins other investors in ZILO, including Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, Portage, State Street and Citi.