ACA Group Acquires Catelas
September 15, 2021
ACA Group has acquired Catelas, a machine-learning based electronic communications (eComms) surveillance and investigations platform, to expand the capabilities of its ComplianceAlpha regulatory technology suite. The transaction integrates Catelas' eComms analytics and group-mapping technology into ACA's holistic GRC platform to give financial services firms a single view of trading and communications surveillance risks.
- Buyers
- ACA Group
- Targets
- Catelas
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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