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NEC Corp is purchasing Avaloq as it expands into financial services

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  • NEC Corp will purchase fintech software provider Avaloq for $2.2 billion as it expands into financial services.
  • The deal will likely benefit both firms in terms of increased revenue gains.

The Japan-based technology giant stated that it’ll acquire Switzerland-based fintech software provider Avaloq from private equity firm Warburg Pincus and other shareholders, per Reuters.

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NEC Corp will purchase Avaloq as it expands into financial services.

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NEC offers digital solutions to global clients cross-sector, including aerospace, telecoms, and finance, and plans to acquire 100% of Avaloq’s shares by April 2021. Avaloq, which offers core banking and centralized data platform solutions to its 150-plus clients, representing approximately $4.5 trillion in client assets, will continue to operate as a separate entity following the completion of the deal.

NEC has been on an acquisition spree as it seeks to maximize profits, and the latest purchase aims to expand its presence in

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NEC snaps up Swiss digital banking solutions provider Avaloq in $2.2 billion deal

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NEC has agreed to acquire Avaloq in order to secure a global pathway into the digital payments market. 

Announced on October 5, the deal will bring Avaloq under the Japanese IT group’s umbrella, although Avaloq will continue to operate using its own brand. 

Under the terms of the agreement, NEC will pay CHF 2.05 billion, or approximately $2.23 billion, for 100% of Avaloq shares. At present, 45% is owned by global private equity firm Warburg Pincus, whereas the rest are held by the firms’ founders and employees. 

Founded in 1985, Avaloq is an IT solutions company now specializing in banking, wealth management, and the digital payments space. The firm has developed business process as a service (BPaaS) and software as a service (SaaS) cloud solutions for banks and financial organizations. 

See also: Infosys acquires GuideVision in European services push

Headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is listed on the Tokyo stock exchange

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NEC to buy Swiss software firm Avaloq for $2.2 billion

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By Makiko Yamazaki, Sam Nussey

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s NEC Corp said on Monday it will buy Swiss financial software company Avaloq Group AG for 2.05 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion), a move that will spearhead its entry globally into finance software.

FILE PHOTO: A logo of NEC Corp is pictured at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies) JAPAN 2016 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

NEC will acquire unlisted Avaloq, Europe’s top provider of financial asset management software, from Avaloq’s founder and employees and private equity firm Warburg Pincus, which has a 45% stake and engineered the sale.

Avaloq, whose customers include Deutsche Bank and HSBC, reported sales of 610 million Swiss francs ($664 million) last year, 70% of which came from Europe.

The deal will allow NEC to offer cloud services acquired through the merger combined with its own biometrics and

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