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Following the regulatory approvals by the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the eppf group announces the completion of its acquisition of a controlling stake in NowCP.

Fintechs can help banks innovate and thus counter the web giants. By Stéphane Olmi, Managing Partner, AEC Fintech

We are proud to have advised the start-up Pledg in the largest Fintech funding round in France in 2021.

With its acquisition of Koalaboox, Cegid officialises its position as a European fintech by easing access to finance for small and medium-sized businesses and expands its international footprint

Digital player across the entire value chain of payment, Score & Secure Payment (SSP) raises 6 million euros with Cegedim

The directors of the Belgian insurance broker with €35 million in revenues sell part of their shares to LFPI Gestion, the new majority shareholder, alongside a few executives. At the same time, the Belgian company Real Life is bought out. By Jean-Philippe Mas - CFNews

The Apax Partners fund focuses on wealth management. The investment fund has entered into exclusive negotiations with the private management group Crystal, which specialises in independent advice. At the same time, Crystal will sell its stake in the Alpheys distribution platform. By Éric Benhamou - Les Echos

Apax Partners has entered into exclusive negotiations with the shareholders of Groupe Crystal with a view to acquiring a majority stake in the company.

The M&A boutique Gimar & Co welcomes AEC Fintech and its founders, Stéphane Olmi and Adrien Choquet, specialised in advising financial institutions, fintech and insurtech. Objective : to set up a Finance division to advise on M&A and fund raising in a sector in full disruption. By Franck Caron - Private Equity Magazine

Qivalio, the French credit rating agency registered with ESMA and ESG analysis and consulting agency, announces capital increase through funds raised from Andromède, the Hériard Dubreuil family’s investment holding company. Élie Hériard Dubreuil has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Qivalio. SpreadResearch is part of Group Qivalio.

The AEC Fintech team, composed of Stéphane Olmi, Adrien Choquet and Diane Périn, joins the teams of the M&A boutique Gimar & Cie, which becomes Gimar & Co. Objective: to strengthen its M&A advisory division in the financial services and fintech sectors and become first-class player in M&A advisory in this sector.

The investment bank is renaming itself and welcomes as new MD Stéphane Olmi, as well as his team, to strengthen itself in the Fintech and Finance Services sectors.