Category: M&A

CSC and Intertrust have obtained all regulatory clearances in respect of the offer by CSC to acquire Intertrust. As a result, the offer condition with respect to the regulatory clearances has been satisfied. The offer period will end on 31 October 2022, and CSC and Intertrust recommend all shareholders to tender their shares before that…

CACEIS, the asset servicing banking group of Crédit Agricole S.A. and Santander, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Royal Bank of Canada for CACEIS to acquire the European asset servicing activities of RBC Investor Services and its associated Malaysian centre of excellence. This would include custody, global custody FX, fund administration, transfer agency, middle…

TrustQuay, the UK-based technology provider to the global trust, corporate and fund services industry, has announced that Hg, a leading software and services investor, has become the majority investor in the business. As part of the transaction, the TrustQuay management team will continue in the business whilst the former majority owner, Silverfleet Capital, has fully…

Clearwater Analytics, a U.S.-based provider of SaaS-based investment accounting, reporting, and analytics solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire France-based JUMP Technology. Clearwater expects the acquisition to close before year-end. The terms of the agreement will lead to the purchase of JUMP Technology for EUR75m. The acquisition will add 100 employees serving 70 clients…

Vistra, the Singapore-based provider of advisory and administrative services, has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with MAS France, a French provider of domiciliation, administration and directorship services in the real estate and private equity sectors. This transaction will expand Vistra’s global footprint by entering the French market, making it the 47th jurisdiction…

AccessFintech, a fintech company specialising in data and workflow collaboration, has completed its USD60m Series C funding round, led by WestCap, its lead investor. Additional investment was secured from BNY Mellon and Bank of America, with further participation from Series B investors Dawn Capital, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Citi. The company’s latest funding round…

Altum Group, a C.I.-based provider of fund, corporate, and family office solutions with USD27bn AuA, has reached an agreement with Tenzing to take a minority stake in the business. Altum is the sixth investment within Tenzing’s GBP400m Fund II, which started investing in 2021, and is one of twelve high-growth businesses within the Tenzing portfolio.

Amundi and CACEIS have strengthened their strategic agreement to accelerate the development of Fund Channel, the B2B fund distribution platform. CACEIS will purchase 33.33pct of Fund Channel’s share capital while Amundi remains the majority shareholder. Fund Channel is the fourth-largest European B2B fund platform, offering access to over 600 fund managers and connecting with more…

Apex is to acquire Implemented Investment Holdings Limited, the parent company of Implemented Investment Solutions and InvestNow. IIS provides investment services to large global fund managers, enabling them to establish and distribute New Zealand domiciled funds to their investors. Their clients also include New Zealand-based investment companies, including specialist investment managers, KiwiSaver providers, adviser groups,…

Apex plans to acquire Prometa Fund Support Services Inc., a Canada-based provider of fund services. Prometa delivers fund services to clients in Canada, the U.S., and Bermuda, including hedge funds, LSVCCs and mortgage investment corporations. Prometa administers >CAD28bn (USD21.5bn) for approximately 50 fund companies representing more than 180 funds and approximately 225,000 individual investors. The…