Articles from Acuity Knowledge Partners

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke technology, analytics, and research to the financial services sector, is excited to announce the launch of a market leading, deep domain specific Agentic AI platform - Agent Fleet for Banks, Asset Managers, and Private Equity houses.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, talent and technology solutions to the financial services industry, announced today the appointment of Kelvin Cheema as Managing Director, Global Transformation & Change and Interim Global Chief Information Officer.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, data management, analytics, talent and technology solutions to the financial services industry, has marked 18 months of majority ownership by funds managed by Permira with a period that has seen further, sustained growth. Acuity has added over 100 new clients across key markets, and expanded many existing client relationships over the past year. This is in addition to investing in strategic initiatives to further strengthen its market position and enhance its service offerings for its customers.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence solutions to the financial services sector, today launched its groundbreaking large language model-based (LLM) credit risk governance solution, CreditPulse.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, staffing and technology solutions to the financial services sector, welcomes Jon O’Donnell as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Acuity”), a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence solutions to the financial services sector, today announced the acquisition of PPA Group (“PPA”).

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, staffing and technology solutions to the financial services sector, welcomes Doug Bowers as its new Senior Advisor – Banking, with a primary focus on North American banking institutions.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, staffing and technology solutions to the financial services sector, is proud to highlight its success in adding new clients across key markets and expanding existing relationships over the past year, as well as completing its first bolt-on transaction.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Acuity”), a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector, today announces that funds advised by Permira, the global private equity firm, have acquired a majority stake in the business from Equistone Partners Europe (“Equistone”), one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity investors. Equistone will reinvest in Acuity as a minority shareholder. Acuity’s management team also remains significantly invested in and committed to the business. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Acuity”), a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector, today announced the acquisition of Cians Analytics (“Cians”), a provider of high-quality, cost-effective research and analytical support for financial institutions. This acquisition will allow Acuity to offer enhanced support in the field of knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) and help streamline the operations of financial firms globally. The financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed.

Today, Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and technology solutions to the financial services sector, is proud to provide an update on its growth journey through the first half of 2022, the company’s 20th anniversary year. The pandemic has caused unprecedented turmoil in labour markets and shortages of skilled professionals in the Financial Services sector. Increasingly, Acuity is seen as part of the solution to this and other needs in the sector. Acuity is now forecasting to exceed 5,000 employees globally by year-end. This would mean the firm has doubled in size over the past few years.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, staffing and technology solutions to the financial services sector, is proud to highlight its success in transforming portfolio monitoring with its digital platform FolioSure. The technology enables accurate tracking and comparison of portfolio company performance, fully integrating into existing tech stack and processes and enabling private equity and venture capital (PE&VC) firms to take full control of their portfolios’ lifecycles.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, staffing and technology solutions to the financial services sector, today released findings from its global Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) survey.

Today, Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and technology solutions to the financial services sector, reveals the rapid growth that the firm experienced in 2021, across its global business. Acuity now supports over 400 banking, asset management, commercial banks and consulting firms. In 2021, the firm saw a substantial increase in new sales and over 100 new institutions were added to its client roster. Additionally, Acuity now employs over 4,200 staff globally, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Sri Lanka, China and Costa Rica.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics, staffing and technology solutions to the financial services sector, welcomes Ian Mullen as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mullen is based in London and previously worked in Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer roles at major financial institutions, including HSBC, Barclays, and Merrill Lynch. Ian has also built and managed teams based in India, in both Delhi and Chennai, and has served in C-level positions at private equity-backed firms.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) – a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and technology solutions to the financial services sector – today announces the launch of its retail lending services to support commercial and retail banks in the loan origination, processing, underwriting, closing and post-closing space. As a result, Acuity has expanded its footprint, covering all lending divisions, thereby enabling banks to leverage Acuity’s strong domain expertise for all their lending services support.

Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), a leading provider of bespoke research, analytics and technology solutions to the financial services sector, is pleased to announce it has been named Best Outsourcing Service Provider by WatersTechnology in its annual Waters Rankings. Waters Rankings winners are determined exclusively by votes from members of the global capital markets community, reflecting how financial technology professionals view vendors, consultancies and service providers.