Finastra - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Finastra M&A Summary

Finastra has acquired 7 companies of its own. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Finastra’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired DH for $3.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2003, when it sold Rhyme Systems to Primary Capital for $31M. Finastra has acquired in 2 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (29%) and software (29%).

Finastra Ownership

Who owns Finastra?

Finastra is owned by Vista Equity Partners. It was acquired on March 19, 2012.

Is Finastra PE-backed?

Yes. Finastra is owned by private equity investor Vista Equity Partners.

Finastra Business Overview

Where is Finastra headquartered?

Finastra is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What sector is Finastra in?

Finastra is a software company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 3

Finastra

Finastra

Four Kingdom Street, Paddington,
London, W2 6BD
United Kingdom,
+44 (0)20 3320 5000
www.finastra.com

Finastra is a financial services technology company providing a broad portfolio of banking, capital markets, investment management and risk solutions to the financial services industry. The Company’s corporate banking, retail banking, investment management, managed services, and treasury and capital markets solutions enable customers in financial services to deploy mission-critical technology that allow them to improve operations and mitigate risks. Finastra serves more than 9,000 customers in 130 countries, including 48 of the top 50 banks globally. Finastra was formed in 2017 and is based in London, England.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $4.3B $4.3B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $31M $31M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Malauzai Software, Inc. 2018-06-18 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.malauzai.com
Olfa Soft SA 2018-01-30 - Add-on Acquisition
Geneva, Switzerland · www.olfatrade.com
DH Corp. 2017-03-13 3.6B CAD Merger
Toronto, Ontario · www.dh.com
Custom Credit Systems, L.P. 2014-09-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Richardson, Texas · www.customcreditsystems.com
IND Group 2014-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Stuttgart, Germany · www.indgroup.eu
Sophis, Inc. 2011-03-01 593M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.sophis.net
Misys Healthcare LLC 2008-03-18 - Merger
, United States
Rhyme Systems Ltd. 2003-11-01 31M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.rhymesystems.com
Financial Options Group 1999-08-23 62M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Lancashire County, United Kingdom · www.financialopts.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 2 (29%) 593M (14%) 1 (50%) 31M (100%)
Internet Software and Services 2 (29%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (14%) 3.6B (85%) 1 (50%) -
Business Services 1 (14%) 62M (1%) - -
Financial Services 1 (14%) - - -
Total 7 $4.3B 2 $31M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 593M 1 -
  Texas 2 - - -
  New York 1 593M - -
United Kingdom 1 62M 1 31M
Canada 1 3.6B - -
  Ontario 1 3.6B - -
Germany 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (14%) 62M (1%) 1 (50%) 31M (100%)
Cross-border 6 (86%) 4.2B (99%) 1 (50%) -
Total 7 $4.3B 2 $31M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
1
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Debevoise & Plimpton
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.6B
$100M to $1B 1 $593M
< $100M 1 $62M
TOTAL $4.3B
Largest DH Corp.
$3.6B (2017-03-13)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $31M
TOTAL $31M
Largest Rhyme Systems Ltd.
$31M (2003-11-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
57%
4 (57%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

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