M&A Deal Summary

Morgan Stanley Acquires EquityZen

On October 29, 2025, Morgan Stanley acquired financial services company EquityZen

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Morgan Stanley’s 4th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Morgan Stanley’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Morgan Stanley’s 2nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-29
Target EquityZen
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Morgan Stanley
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Perella Weinberg Partners
Evercore Group (Financial)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
Sidley (Legal)

Target

EquityZen

New York, New York, United States
EquityZen operates an online marketplace that connects shareholders of private companies with accredited investors seeking access to pre-IPO equity. EquityZen was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Buyer

Morgan Stanley

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Financial Services
Employees80,000
Revenue 57.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Morgan Stanley office in Tempe, Arizona.
Morgan Stanley office in Tempe, Arizona.

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that provides its products and services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including corporations, governments, financial institutions and individuals. Morgan Stanley's business segments include institutional securities, wealth management, and investment management. Morgan Stanley was formed in 1924 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Financial Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: New York M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-22 American Financial Systems

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

American Financial Systems provides supplemental executive benefit plan solutions and services to employers of all sizes. These plans offer an additional method to save for retirement, or other long-term savings needs, on a tax-deferred basis and play a key role in an employer's efforts to recruit, retain and reward their most valuable executives. American Financial Systems was founded in 1986 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

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