M&A Deal Summary

Comply Acquires National Regulatory Services

On October 21, 2021, Comply acquired business services company National Regulatory Services from Accuity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Comply’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Comply’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Comply’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-10-21
Target National Regulatory Services
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Comply
Sellers(s) Accuity
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

National Regulatory Services

Evanston, Illinois, United States
National Regulatory Services is a provider of compliance and registration products and services for financial services firms. NRS helps guide compliance strategy, minimize risk and lower costs. The company utilizes three synergistic product lines technology, education, and consulting to create customized compliance solutions for clients. National Regulatory Services was formed in 1983 and is based in Evanston,

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Comply

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Comply is a provider of technology solutions that help compliance organizations identify, monitor, manage and report on conflicts of interest arising from employee activities, including personal trading, gifts and entertainment, political contributions, outside business affiliations, and other code of ethics violations. Comply was founded in 2003 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2021) 1 of 3
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-18 illumis

New York, New York, United States

illumis is a premier data aggregator and technology provider whose solutions are used by financial services firms to identify and mitigate risk from employee political contributions. illumis was founded in 2016 and is based in New York City.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Accuity

Skokie, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Accuity, Inc. is a provider of global payment routing data, AML screening data and software and professional services that allow organizations, across multiple industries, to maximize efficiency and facilitate compliance of their transactions. Accuity maintains authoritative and comprehensive databases globally with a reputation built on the accuracy and quality of our data, products and services. For more than 150 years, Accuity’s worldwide clients, located in over 150 countries, have included C-level executives, managers and technology professionals. The solutions and services Accuity provides are packaged in multiple formats to serve their diverse needs.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-12 Apply Financial

Hampton, United Kingdom

Apply Financial Ltd. is a specialist provider of automated payment validation solutions that enable clients to lower the cost of payment processing, by improving straight-through processing (STP) rates. Apply Financial is based in Hampton, United Kingdom.

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