M&A Deal Summary

Acuity Knowledge Partners Acquires PPA

On July 1, 2024, Acuity Knowledge Partners acquired business services company PPA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Acuity Knowledge Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Acuity Knowledge Partners’ 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-07-01
Target PPA
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Acuity Knowledge Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

PPA

Darmstadt, Germany
PPA is a technology-enabled service provider to financial institutions in Germany and Switzerland, providing services focused on bespoke structuring of global financial and ESG data for commercial lending and ESG analysis. PPA is based in Darmstadt, Germany.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Acuity Knowledge Partners

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2002
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Acuity Knowledge Partners is a provider of high-value research, analytics, and business intelligence to the financial services sector. It Partners supports over 300+ financial institutions and consulting companies through a team of over 2,500+ subject matter experts who work as an extension of the clients’ teams based out of various global delivery centers. Acuity Knowledge Partners was founded in 2002 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-12 Cians Analytics

New York, New York, United States

Cians Analytics is a research and analytical support firm that enables investment banks, private equity funds, and corporations to do more with their time while significantly reducing operating costs. Its diverse pool of talent, including financial researchers, developers, and data scientists, allows the in-house teams of Cians’ clients to better focus on strategic initiatives and increased output. Challenging economic conditions, the migration of finance talent into the technology sector, and disruptions in the financial services space have significantly increased demand for these services. Cians’ product offering also includes LeverData, a proprietary data ingestion, validation, and management platform which helps customers eliminate the data reliability issues that often plague financial services firms, saving them money, resources, and valuable time. Cians Analytics was formed in 2009 and is based in New York, New York.

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