Public Company Financial Services

Morgan Stanley

New York, New York, United States

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services for corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide.

Focus Areas
Investment Banking, Securities, Wealth Management

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout

Morgan Stanley Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Morgan Stanley. 1 2020 1 2022 1 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    TP ICAP Group PLC, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, ING, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, UBS
    Target
    Neptune Networks
    Location
    United Kingdom
    Type
    Buyout

    TP ICAP Group PLC has acquired Neptune Networks and will integrate Neptune's bond pre-trade data with Liquidnet's electronic credit trading platform to form a global dealer-to-client (D2C) credit business. At launch, nine major banks (Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citi, Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, ING, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and UBS) will hold a combined 30% stake in the new business to align incentives and support growth.

  • Buyer
    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), Bank of America, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street, UBS
    Target
    EquiLend
    Type
    Buyout

    Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) has completed its majority acquisition of EquiLend, a global financial technology, data and analytics provider for the securities finance industry, following regulatory approvals in the U.S., UK and Ireland. Founding shareholders and customers — including Bank of America, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Canada, State Street and UBS — joined WCAS as owners; WCAS previously committed $200 million to support EquiLend's organic growth and acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Longroad Energy, Great Bay Renewables, Morgan Stanley
    Target
    Titan Solar project (98 MWdc)
    Seller
    Sunpin Holdings, LLC
    Industry
    Renewable Energy
    Type
    Buyout

    Longroad Energy has acquired the 98 MWdc Titan Solar project in Imperial County, California from Sunpin Holdings. Great Bay Renewables provided a royalty investment to finance the deal and Morgan Stanley acted as the tax equity investor; Longroad said the acquisition expands its footprint in the CAISO market and grows its operating solar portfolio.

  • Buyer
    Morgan Stanley
    Target
    Eaton Vance
    Type
    Buyout

    Morgan Stanley has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eaton Vance for an equity value of approximately $7 billion, creating a larger Morgan Stanley Investment Management platform with expanded product and distribution capabilities. The deal combines Eaton Vance’s asset management and retail distribution strengths with Morgan Stanley’s global scale to increase fee-based revenues, deliver cost synergies, and broaden client offerings.

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