SS&C has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Calastone, the largest global funds network and provider of technology solutions to the wealth and asset management industries, from Carlyle. The purchase price is c. GBP766m (c. USD1.03bn), subject to certain adjustments. Headquartered in London, Calastone connects more than 4,500 financial organisations across 57 markets.
Category: M&A
Broadridge to acquire Acolin
Broadridge Financial Solutions has agreed to acquire Acolin, a European provider of cross-border fund distribution and regulatory services. Acolin will extend Broadridge’s services in Europe, expand its regulatory fund communications services to include additional compliance operations, integrate capabilities to support fund creation, and broaden its distribution insights to better support the needs of European and…
Carne buys Mizuho ManCo
Carne Group, the European third-party ManCo, has completed the acquisition of Japan Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. (JFML) from Mizuho Trust & Banking (Luxembourg) S.A. JFML manages approximately USD5bn and supports the overseas investments of Mizuho’s Japanese institutional clients. Carne is acquiring the entire issued share capital of JFML,
BNPP to acquire HSBC’s Germany business
BNP Paribas has entered into an agreement with HSBC for the acquisition of the custody and depositary bank business of HSBC Continental Europe S.A., Germany, subject to regulatory approvals. As part of the agreement, the custody business staff employed at HSBC Continental Europe S.A., Germany will transfer to BNP Paribas’ securities services business in Germany.…
GemCap and M Square partner
GemCap has formed a partnership with MC Square, which will offer clients with products and fund domiciles in Dublin and Luxembourg. With the combined in-house regulatory and operational expertise across both jurisdictions, clients can structure and manage UCITS, AIFs, ICAVs, RAIFs, inter alia. MC Square Group, the holding company of MC Square S.A., a third-party…
Ocorian to buy E78
Ocorian, a C.I.-based provider of fund and corporate administration services and regulatory solutions has entered into an agreement to acquire the fund solutions division of Element 78 Partners LLC (E78), a professional services provider headquartered in Chicago. This acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, expands Ocorian’s presence in the U.S. Ocorian will combine the…
Temenos sells Multifonds
Temenos, the fintech, has sold Multifonds, its fund administration software business, to Montagu Private Equity, a European private equity firm, for about USD400m.
Suntera to acquire Khepri
Suntera Global, the C.I.-headquartered provider of fund, corporate and private wealth services, has agreed to acquire Khepri Limited, the UK-based fund administration and corporate services provider, The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second half of the year. Khepri has a team of more than 35 and services…
IQ-EQ acquires in U.S.
IQ-EQ, the Luxembourg-based administrator, has acquired South Watch LLC, a small provider of fund administration, outsourced CFO support and tax preparation services to hedge fund managers in the U.S. and Cayman Islands. The business was acquired from the majority shareholder, Everlane Equity Partners, and employee shareholders. The South Watch partners, Paul Timmins, Kirby Richards and…
GIC takes stake in Citco
Citco and GIC have entered a long-term relationship. As part of the agreement, GIC, the Singapore-based SWF, has become a minority shareholder in Citco. The founding Smeets family will remain the majority shareholder in Citco.