Euroclear has completed the acquisition of a 90pct stake in Inversis from Banca March. Following its initial acquisition of 49pct in 2025, this second transaction expands Euroclear’s presence in Southern Europe and combines Inversis’ strong local franchise in funds and investment services with Euroclear’s scale, infrastructure and international ecosystem.
Category: M&A
TMF acquires in Finland
TMF Group, a Netherlands-based provider of global administrative and compliance services, is to acquire Navigator Partners, a Finland-based provider of fund and investor administration, corporate and foundation management services. Headquartered in Helsinki, Navigator Partners provides services including fund administration, accounting and reporting, payroll services, property management administration, foundation administration, and tax compliance services. The business…
Euroclear builds Inversis stake
Euroclear has completed the acquisition of a 90pct stake in Inversis from Banca March. Following its initial acquisition of 49pct in 2025, this second transaction expands Euroclear’s presence in Southern Europe and combines Inversis’ strong local franchise in funds and investment services with Euroclear’s scale, infrastructure and international ecosystem.
Bloomberg to buy Canoe
Bloomberg has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an AI-powered data management and intelligence platform for automating private markets data collection and delivery. Processing over 1.5m documents per month across more than 44,000 funds, Canoe delivers structured, portfolio-ready insights, to over 500 institutional clients representing more than USD11trn AuM.
State Street to acquire in LatAm
State Street has signed an initial agreement to acquire the Santander CACEIS Latam Securities Services joint venture in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. The joint venture is owned by the Santander Group and CACEIS, with AuC of c. USD470bn and AuA of c. USD225bn.
Euroclear to acquire Uptevia
Euroclear has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Uptevia, a France-based corporate trust services provider. Uptevia is currently jointly owned by BNP Paribas and CACEIS. Through Uptevia, Euroclear will add specialist issuer capabilities and reinforce its position in the French market, complementing its existing market infrastructure and post-trade services across key European markets, including Belgium,…
Bunch to buy LFS
Bunch, a German fintech providing an AI-native fund operations platform for private markets, has launched a strategic partnership that will see the company join Luxembourg Fund Services (LFS) founder Massimo Longoni and CFE Finance Group as owners and sole shareholders in LFS. Under the terms of the agreement, Bunch will acquire an ownership stake in…
Apex expands in NZ
Apex has entered into an agreement to onboard Mercer New Zealand’s fund administration operations. The agreement is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2026. Apex has an established fund administration, custody, transfer agency and wealth administration business in New Zealand, with >200 employees providing outsourced administration services across KiwiSaver, superannuation and investment…
Highvern to acquire Oak in Guernsey
The Highvern and Permian Group plans to acquire Guernsey-based Oak Fund Services, part of The Opera Group. Oak Fund Services supports alternative investment structures, including private equity, real assets and infrastructure. The business is led by James Tracey who, following completion of the acquisition, will become head of funds, Guernsey for the group.
Alter Domus to acquire in Australia
Alter Domus, the Luxembourg-based provider of fund and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has agreed to acquire MSC Group in Australia to expand its global client offering with specialist private credit and alternative assets servicing around trusteeship, custody and fund administration, covering AUD43bn (USD31bn) AuA. The acquisition will add licensed trustee, custody, and…