M&A Deal Summary

iCapital Network Acquires Wells Fargo & Co. - Global Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform

On June 18, 2020, iCapital Network acquired information services company Wells Fargo & Co. - Global Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform from Wells Fargo

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is iCapital Network’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is iCapital Network’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is iCapital Network’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-06-18
Target Wells Fargo & Co. - Global Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) iCapital Network
Sellers(s) Wells Fargo
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Wells Fargo & Co. - Global Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform

San Francisco, California, United States
Wells Fargo & Co.'s Global Alternative Investments Feeder Fund Platform supports a full suite of alternative solutions, including private equity, private debt, hedge funds, private real estate and direct private investments across approximately 70 investment vehicles.

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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 4 of 9
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 8
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS 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.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-21 AI Insight

Worthington, Ohio, United States

AI Insight, Inc. is an alternative investment education and compliance platform offering financial advisors investment research, training, qualification, and compliance support for a broad range of alternative investments, including private capital, hedge funds, non-traded REITs and BDCs, and alternative mutual funds. AI Insight was founded in 2005 and is based in Worthington, Ohio.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wells Fargo

San Francisco, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1852
Sector Financial Services
Employees222,544
Revenue 82.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Wells Fargo's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.
Wells Fargo's corporate headquarters in downtown San Francisco, California.

Wells Fargo is a diversified financial services company that provides retail, commercial and corporate banking services through banking stores and offices, the internet and other distribution channels to individuals, businesses and institutions in all 50 US states, the District of Columbia and in other countries. The company provides other financial services through subsidiaries engaged in various businesses, principally: wholesale banking, mortgage banking, consumer finance, equipment leasing, agricultural finance, commercial finance, securities brokerage and investment banking, insurance agency and brokerage services, computer and data processing services, trust services, investment advisory services, mortgage-backed securities servicing and venture capital investment. Wells Fargo was formed in 1852 and is based in San Francisco, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 16
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 12 of 15
State: California M&A 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 9 of 11
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-09 Wells Fargo & Co. - Institutional Retirement & Trust Business

San Francisco, California, United States

Wells Fargo & Co. - Institutional Retirement & Trust Business offers comprehensive services for 401(k) and other retirement plans that include a wide range of investment options, participant communication, and fiduciary support.

Sell $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-14 Wells Fargo s Canadian Direct Equipment Finance Business

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Headquartered in Mississauga, with regional offices across the country, including Montreal and Calgary, Wells Fargo's Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business has a 25-year operating history, which includes the acquisition by Wells Fargo of GE Capital's Canadian Equipment Finance business in 2016. With approximately C$1.5 billion in assets and over 120 employees, Wells Fargo's Canadian Direct Equipment Finance business provides loans and leases covering a full range of commercial equipment for businesses across Canada.

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