M&A Deal Summary

iCapital Network Acquires Bank of America - Alternative Investment Feeder Fund Operations

On September 18, 2018, iCapital Network acquired financial services company Bank of America - Alternative Investment Feeder Fund Operations from Bank of America

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is iCapital Network’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is iCapital Network’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is iCapital Network’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-09-18
Target Bank of America - Alternative Investment Feeder Fund Operations
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) iCapital Network
Sellers(s) Bank of America
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Bank of America - Alternative Investment Feeder Fund Operations

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Bank of America Corp. - Alternative Investment Feeder Fund Operations business provides sponsorship, administration and advisory services to alternative investment feeder funds (AI feeder funds).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

iCapital Network

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

iCapital Network is a financial technology platform that provides simplified access to alternative investments. The state-of-the-art online platform offers a curated selection of private equity funds and hedge funds, extensive due diligence support and powerful research tools to a private member network of qualified investors, family offices, registered investment advisors and broker-dealers. iCapital’s end-to-end solution streamlines and automates the investment process with electronic subscriptions, capital calls, distributions and redemptions, fund statements, and user-friendly investor and tax reporting. iCapital Network was founded in 2013 and is based in New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 7
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-21 Credit Suisse - HedgeFocus Business

Switzerland

Credit Suisse - HedgeFocus Business portfolio contains more than 20 hedge fund access vehicles representing approximately US$1.8 billion in assets in a combination of event driven, multi-strategy, directional, relative value and tactical strategies run by well-established managers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-13 Artivest Holdings

New York, New York, United States

Artivest Holdings, Inc. is a provider of premier alternative investment strategies designed for financial professionals and individuals seeking to improve their portfolio diversification. Artivest follows a disciplined process for identifying, evaluating, selecting, and monitoring investment talent across a spectrum of alternative strategies including managed future, global macro, long/short equity, private equity, event-driven, and others. Artivest Holdings is based in New York.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bank of America

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Category Company
Founded 1784
Sector Financial Services
Employees212,000
Revenue 98.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Bank of America Center in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entrance to Bank of America Center in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.

Bank of America is a financial services institution serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations and governments with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. Bank of America was incorporated in 1784 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 16
Sector (Financial Services) 15 of 15
Type (Divestiture) 16 of 16
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 14
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-20 MBNA

Chester, United Kingdom

MBNA is a UK credit card business with a high quality customer base founded upon sound underwriting principles and credit management, which aligns well with the Group’s strategy to deliver sustainable growth through a multi-brand strategy. The MBNA brand will be maintained as a challenger brand further enhancing our customer offering. MBNA’s diversified distribution model, along with its data analytics capability, digital strength and well-recognised brand, will be complementary to the Group’s existing capabilities and provides further opportunities for growth and delivering excellent customer service.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-02 AxiaMed

Santa Barbara, California, United States

AxiaMed is a healthcare financial technology company specializing in payment integration and security. AxiaMed’s integrated payments technology platform, Payment Fusion, improves the financial performance of healthcare providers through integration with various revenue cycle, practice management, EHRs, and other software systems, enhancing interoperability and payment options across the entire ecosystem of healthcare payments between patients, providers and payers. AxiaMed is based in Santa Barbara, California.

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