ACA Group Acquires Encore Compliance

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.

Archer Acquires Compliance.ai

February 20, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Archer has acquired Compliance.ai, an AI-driven regulatory change management platform, to integrate real-time regulatory monitoring and intelligence into Archer’s integrated risk and compliance offerings. The deal expands Archer’s AI capabilities for regulatory compliance, enabling automated monitoring, mapping of regulatory changes to policies, and improved reporting for heavily regulated enterprise clients.

ACA Group and Foreside Merge; Genstar Capital Becomes Majority Investor

May 31, 2022

Financial Services

ACA Group and Foreside Financial Group have completed a merger to form a combined firm to be known as ACA, with Genstar Capital as the lead/majority investor. The combined business brings together GRC advisory, regulatory technology (ComplianceAlpha), managed services and fund distribution capabilities to create an end-to-end GRC platform serving financial services clients globally.

ACA Group Acquires Compliance Resource Partners

October 19, 2022

Consulting

ACA Group, a provider of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, has acquired Compliance Resource Partners, Inc. (CRP), a regulatory compliance advisory firm serving registered investment advisers in Colorado and across the U.S. The acquisition is intended to bolster ACA's compliance advisory capabilities and expand its roster of experienced compliance professionals; financial terms were not disclosed.

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 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.