Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the management team of Calastone on the acquisition by The Carlyle Group of a controlling interest in Calastone, the management team retaining a minority stake.
Founded in 2007, Calastone is the largest global funds network, connecting the world's leading financial organisations with over 2,300 clients in 43 countries and territories and processing £200 billion of investment value each month. Calastone has helped to transform the funds industry by creating innovative new ways to automate and digitalise the global investment funds marketplace, reducing frictional costs and lowering operational risk to the benefit of all.
White & Case advised Calastone management on the sale process, as a result of which global investment firm The Carlyle Group agreed to acquire a controlling interest in Calastone from its current shareholders, including Octopus Ventures and Accel. Calastone management retains a minority stake.
The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.
The White & Case team in London that advised on the transaction was led by partner Mike Weir and included partners David Goldberg and Daniel Turgel and associates James Turner and Josephine Levick.
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