ACA Group Acquires Focus 1 Associates

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 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 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 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.

Health Management Associates Acquires The Focus Group

October 4, 2022

Healthcare Services

Health Management Associates (HMA) has merged with The Focus Group; The Focus Group will continue to operate as The Focus Group, an HMA Company, with founders David Kulick and Alex Rich remaining as managing directors. Terms were not disclosed. The Focus Group, founded in 2014 and based in New Orleans, provides market intelligence, strategy, business transformation, and go-to-market services for healthcare clients; HMA is a national healthcare policy and consulting firm founded in 1985.