Corporate Finance News’ Post

We are pleased to announce our intention to acquire Celent, a leading research and advisory firm, which is currently, part of Marsh McLennan's Oliver Wyman Group. For over 20 years, Celent has helped Technology and Strategy leaders in the Financial Services Market make faster and more informed decisions around their technology strategies allowing them to execute at scale. This acquisition will bring our collective expertise and talent together to create even more value for our existing customers as well as new opportunities to serve new customers. https://lnkd.in/ebUq-yCD

GlobalData Plc continues to accelerate growth with another strategic acquisition! Their acquisition of Celent , a leading research and advisory firm in the Financial Services sector, is a significant step towards achieving their £500m annual revenue target. This move strengthens GlobalData’s expertise and enhances the value they deliver to clients. Exciting times ahead! #MergersAndAcquisitions #MarketIntelligence #FinancialServices #AnalystRelations

Interesting consolidation right before Xmas between two vertical players in our Starsight | Analyst Relations Top 100 (link in comments), the combination of Celent for financial services tech and GlobalData Plc, the firm of DataMonitor found Mike Danson. With this acquisition from Oliver Wyman, GlobalData sets itself as a challenger of Datos Insights (formerly known as Aite Novarica) and generally in #FinTech along other talented independents such as Firebrand Research. #ARchat

More acquisitions = more VC money to start companies = more jobs! 2025 is going to be a hot market for banking and advisory firms facilitating these transactions.

Gallant Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in technology, business services and industrials companies, has agreed to buy the government services business of Navient Corp. (Nasdaq: NAVI). NGS provides tech-enabled outsourced business processing to U.S. federal, state and local government clients. #governmentservices #Parking #Payments

Verdane, a specialist growth investment firm, completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Corlytics, a company specialising in regulatory intelligence, content and automated policy compliance and attestation. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Corlytics has successfully progressed in developing new products to further improve our value proposition to Tier 1e clients globally. This investment from Verdane ensures the continued growing market leadership for Corlytics. We look forward to partnering with the Verdane team and with their experience and expertise, we expect to accelerate organic growth and augment that with M&A activity. As well as investing significantly in our ‘intelligent content’ offering, combining data, software and AI, we will continue to lead the RegTech sector consolidation with more complementary acquisitions, following our recent transactions with Clausematch and ING SparQ," John Byrne, Corlytics Founder and CEO. Corlytics (led by John Byrne) was advised by BDO, Liberty Corporate Finance, Baird (led by Justin Prichard) and Dentons. Verdane (led by Sebastian Wintgens and Nils Vold) was advised by PwC, McKinsey & Company, Trinity Square, Burness Paull LLP and Deloitte. #MergersAcquisitionsDivestitures #PrivateEquity #Technology

Davis Polk is advising Summit Materials on its $11.5 billion acquisition by Quikrete Holdings, Inc. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eDtn65pS #MergersAndAcquisitions #Industrials 

The M&A landscape is evolving, and technology is leading the charge. See how AlphaSearch helps you stay competitive from due diligence to deal sourcing. 💡 🔗 alphasearch.io #MandA #DealTechnology #InnovationInBusiness #PrivateEquityTech #AlphaSearch

Envestnet's take-private deal with Bain Capital, valued at $4.5 billion, is a significant move in the wealth management sector. With over $6tn in #assets and support for 20m #accounts and 109K #advisors, this partnership highlights a commitment to innovation and a connected ecosystem. Bain Capital's investment underscores their dedication to expanding in wealth management. Congrats to Bill Crager and the Envestnet, Inc team! The capital infusion is expected to enhance integrated financial advisory services, catering to the evolving needs of clients and advisors! #wealthmanagement #innovation #financialadvisory #wealthtech Read more: https://lnkd.in/gVc9ysNr

The Exyte Annual Report is out! There is a section specific to growth in the United States and if you read it you may see a familiar face. ⬇️ #ExyteCareersAreExciting