Waystone Merges Four Compliance Firms to Create Waystone Compliance Solutions
June 1, 2021
Waystone, a portfolio company backed by MML, has merged four specialist regulatory compliance firms — Titan Regulation, Argus Global, CCL Compliance and ISAS — into a single global practice called Waystone Compliance Solutions. The transaction expands Waystone’s geographic footprint into North America, Singapore, the UK, the Middle East and Ireland and was completed with financial support from CVC Credit Partners and MML.
- Buyers
- Waystone, MML Capital, CVC Credit Partners
- Targets
- Titan Regulation, Argus Global, CCL Compliance, ISAS
- Platforms
- Waystone
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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