Context
kompany is an Austrian headquartered, global RegTech platform for Business KYC and Entity Identity.
Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as an exclusive Financial Advisor to kompany’s shareholders and founders throughout its sale to Moody’s.
kompany's API will enable Moody’s customers with the existing Moody’s Analytics solution to upgrade and accelerate the customers’ onboarding and monitoring processes while offering anti-money laundering and KYB requirements.
Moody’s acquisition of kompany is also a major milestone for the blockchain-based RegTech sector; an on-chain verification solution being adopted by one of the largest agencies in the financial services industry further validates the use of blockchain-based technologies for record-keeping purposes.
About kompany
kompany has created a robust solution that improves the data and document verification process by aggregating access to data. kompany takes KYC, KYB, and AML data and documents from their primary sources in real-time and then guarantees the integrity of the data. Because kompany’s verification solution lives on the blockchain, their platform creates the opportunity for a new type of data economy to exist.
About Moody's
Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) is a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions. Its data, analytical solutions and insights help decision-makers identify opportunities and manage the risks of doing business with others. We believe that greater transparency, more informed decisions, and fair access to information open the door to shared progress. With over 13,000 employees in more than 40 countries, Moody’s combines international presence with local expertise and over a century of experience in financial markets.
Deal Team
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Bryan, Garnier & Co acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to the shareholders and founders of kompany on the sale of the company to Moody’s
Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as an exclusive Financial Advisor to kompany’s shareholders and founders to explore strategic options including growth equity fundraising and/or the sale of the business in order to finance accelerated growth and ambitious strategic roadmap.
Extensive Private Placement reach out to FinTech growth investors eventually turned into an M&A dual track process following very strong interest from strategic parties.
After reviewing the NBOs, management, shareholders and Bryan, Garnier & Co decided to select Moody’s as the preferred buyer and ran an exclusive sell-side process achieving a premium valuation for the Sellers.
This transaction continues to demonstrate Bryan, Garnier & Co’s growing expertise and track record in the FinTech, RegTech and Software sectors. Notable recent software transactions in FinTech include the sale of SmartTrade to Hg Capital, the acquisition of Qred by Nordic Capital, and the acquisition of Shine by Société Générale. Additional important software transactions advised by Bryan, Garnier & Co in the past 12 months include the acquisition of DL Software by TA Associates, the sale of Eudonet to Montagu Private Equity, the sale of Sword GRC to Riskonnect and the sale of a minority investment in Padoa to Five Arrows Growth Capital.
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