ACA Group Acquires Effecta Compliance Group

ACA Group Acquires Advanced Regulatory Compliance, LLC

December 6, 2022

Professional Services

ACA Group, a leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) advisor to the financial services industry, has acquired Advanced Regulatory Compliance, LLC (ARC), a specialist provider of compliance solutions for registered investment advisers. The acquisition expands ACA's RIA-focused compliance capabilities and integrates ARC's advisory expertise into ACA's broader GRC service offering; financial terms were not disclosed.

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 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 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.

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.