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The Main Edition - Exits & Deep Reads


BLACKROCK MOVES INTO PRIVATE MARKETS WITH $3.2B PREQIN ACQUISITION (TWIF 7/7)

NIK MILANOVIĆ

Jul 7, 2024 3 min
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Hello Fintech Friends,

There was some pretty interesting corporate development activity this week -
other than the headline acquisition, China's Ant Group is also acquiring its way
into the European market, Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX will enter the Middle
East, and Robinhood deepens its moves into roboadvisory.

Please find another week of fintech exits and deep reads below. (👍👎 Have
feedback for us? Let us know!)

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> ☯️ Exits

> 🤝 M&A - Fintech

 * Asset management giant BlackRock will acquire Preqin, a provider of private
   markets data, for $3.2 billion as it looks to expand into alternative assets
   and private market investing. BlackRock plans to incorporate Preqin's data
   and research tools in its Aladdin portfolio-management software.
 * Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX, with a userbase of 15 million customers,
   entered an agreement to acquire Bahrain-based crypto broker-dealer BitOasis
   in order to enter the Middle Eastern market.
 * Personal investing platform Robinhood will acquire artificial
   intelligence-driven investing app Pluto Markets.
 * Chinese digital payments giant Ant Financial continues its expansion into
   Europe with its acquisition of Dutch payment service provider MultiSafepay
   under its Antom subsidiary.
 * Taxfix, a German digital tax filing platform, agreed to acquire British
   accountant-assisted digital tax filing company TaxScouts.
 * Acuity Knowledge, a provider of research and analytics for financial
   services, will acquire PPA, a banking tech service provider.
 * Corporate compliance software provider EQS Group will acquire Data Legal
   Drive, a French anti-corruption compliance software.
 * Italian business software provider TeamSystem acquired a controlling 61%
   stake in Change Capital, a fintech providing AI-backed credit mediation
   services for small businesses.
 * The crypto miner CleanSpark entered into an agreement to purchase GRIID, a
   Bitcoin mining firm, for $155 million.





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and partners you need to assemble to execute a debt capital raise. Download your
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> 🌎 Fintech Around the World

Nigerian official advocates blockchain, AI against illicit financial flows

Zilch warns it might ‘go somewhere else’ unless UK boosts IPO market

7,300 Migrants to Get Food Debit Cards as New York City Expands Program



> 📚 Deeper Reads & Features

Finovate Podcast: Lukas Haffer, Cascading AI*

Demystifying international payments with Eddie Harrison of Navro*

The new money laundering network fuelling the fentanyl crisis

The Regulatory Philosophy of Rohit Chopra

Financial services shun AI over job and regulatory fears

AI in Financial Services: The way ahead

Banking as a Service (BaaS): Understanding the risks and regulatory landscape



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