ACA Group and Foreside Financial Group Merge to Form ACA

Genstar Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Foreside Financial Group

July 7, 2021

Financial Services

Genstar Capital signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Foreside Financial Group from Lovell Minnick Partners. The transaction gives Genstar control of Foreside, a Portland, Maine–based provider of distribution and governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions to asset and wealth managers, to support growth and broaden Foreside's products and services.

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.

Foreside Financial Group Acquires Alaric Compliance Services

December 7, 2021

Professional Services

Foreside Financial Group has acquired Alaric Compliance Services to bolster its governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) capabilities across broker-dealer, alternatives, mutual fund, private credit, and ETF compliance practices. Alaric, founded in 2004 and led by Guy F. Talarico, brings specialized regulatory and compliance expertise for asset managers and broker-dealers.

Foreside Financial Group Acquires ICSGroup Regulatory Compliance Business

November 2, 2020

Financial Services

Foreside Financial Group acquired the regulatory compliance business of Integrated Compliance Solutions Group (ICSGroup), a Hartford-based compliance services firm focused on asset managers and emerging managers. The add-on expands Foreside's technology-enabled governance, risk and compliance capabilities for hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investment managers; financial terms were not disclosed.

ACA Group Acquires Encore Compliance

July 29, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

ACA Group, the Genstar Capital-backed governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) consultancy, has acquired Encore Compliance, a New York-based AI-driven compliance software firm founded in 2023. The acquisition brings Encore's GenAI-powered surveillance and transcription capabilities into ACA's Managed Services and ComplianceAlpha platform to strengthen expert-network call chaperoning and MNPI risk monitoring for asset managers and investment advisers.

Foreside Financial Group Acquires JG Advisory Services LLC

March 9, 2021

Professional Services

Foreside Financial Group, a PE-backed provider of compliance and regulatory solutions, acquired the regulatory compliance business of JG Advisory Services LLC. The deal brings JG Advisory founder Judy Gross and her colleagues into Foreside to bolster the firm's compliance offerings for hedge funds, private equity and emerging managers; financial terms were not disclosed.