Equiniti Trust Company Acquires Compliance Division of ACCESS Newswire
March 3, 2025
Equiniti Trust Company, LLC (EQ) has acquired the corporate compliance division of ACCESS Newswire Inc., including substantially all assets of Direct Transfer LLC (the stock transfer agent brand). The acquisition adds EDGAR filing capabilities and iProxy Direct proxy management tools to EQ's shareholder services suite, expanding its transfer agent and compliance offerings.
- Buyers
- Equiniti Trust Company, LLC
- Targets
- Corporate compliance division of ACCESS Newswire Inc. (including substantially all assets of Direct Transfer LLC; Issuer Direct)
- Sellers
- ACCESS Newswire Inc.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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