ACA Group Acquires FX Transparency to Expand FX Transaction Cost Analysis Capabilities

ACA Group Acquires Global Trading Analytics

April 14, 2025

Financial Services

ACA Group, a leading governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor, has acquired Global Trading Analytics (GTA), an independent provider of transaction cost analysis (TCA) and best-execution services. The deal brings TCA capabilities into ACA’s ComplianceAlpha-driven offerings to expand regulatory technology and analytics capabilities for institutional clients.

ACA Group and Foreside Financial Group Merge to Form ACA

May 31, 2022

Financial Services

ACA Group (ACA) and Foreside Financial Group announced and completed their merger to create a larger global provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions for financial services. The combined firm positions Foreside’s distribution business as ACA Foreside, and Genstar Capital will be the lead investor/majority owner following the transaction’s completion.

ACA Group Acquires Focus 1 Associates

September 7, 2022

Professional Services

ACA Group, a provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, has acquired Focus 1 Associates, a regulatory compliance consulting firm that serves RIAs, wealth managers, private equity and hedge funds. The acquisition bolsters ACA's compliance talent and expands its RIA-focused advisory and managed services capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

ACA Group Acquires Ethos ESG

September 21, 2022

Data & Analytics

ACA Group has acquired Ethos ESG, a provider of ESG ratings data and analytics for financial advisors, asset managers and institutional investors. The acquisition is ACA's first analytics offering and will be integrated into its ESG Advisory practice to provide data-driven analysis, impact ratings and automated ESG reporting; financial terms were not disclosed.

ACA Group Acquires Effecta Compliance Group

October 16, 2024

Consulting

ACA Group has acquired the Effecta Compliance Group, a regulatory consultancy serving firms across the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. The deal establishes ACA's presence in the Middle East (UAE) and expands its UK regulatory compliance capabilities and service offering for financial services clients.

ACA Group Acquires Catelas

September 15, 2021

Software

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.