Equiniti Acquired by Bullish | Financial Services M&A Deal

Bullish has acquired Equiniti, a financial services other business in the UK, for $4.2bn. Equiniti provides transfer agent and shareholder services, supporting corporate actions, investor communications, and registry operations for issuers. Bullish acquisitions in financial services M&A aim to expand global capabilities in transfer agent and shareholder services, including scaled operations across the US and UK. The divestiture acquisition is backed by private equity acquisition strategy, with Bullish acting as the buyer and Siris as the seller, following an Equiniti acquisition that previously combined AST and Equiniti into a larger platform.