Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) gab heute die Übernahme von
PassFort Limited und den Vertragsabschluss zur Übernahme von
360kompany AG (kompany), zwei Europäischen Anbietern von Onboarding
und Know Your Customer (KYC) L�sungen, bekannt. Die Übernahmen
ergänzen Moody’s technologische, inhaltliche sowie analytische
Fähigkeiten und unterstreichen ihre Branchenführung im
L�sungsbereich von KYC, Geldwäschebekämpfung, Compliance und
Counterparty Risk.
“Unsere Kunden verlassen sich auf unsere Daten- und
Analysetools, um Entscheidungen darüber zu treffen, mit wem sie
Geschäfte machen“ sagt Keith Berry, General Manager von Moody’s KYC
Business Unit. “PassFort und kompany sind Wegbereiter im Compliance
und im regulatorischen Umfeld. Ihre Technologien werden den Kunden
Onboarding und Monitoring Prozess maßgeblich aufwerten und
beschleunigen.”
PassFort ist eine U.K. SaaS-basierende Workflow Plattform für
Identitäts-Verifizierung, Kunden Onboarding und Risikoanalyse. Ihre
Software liefert Daten von über 25 Drittanbietern und automatisiert
das Einholen, Verifizieren und sichere Speichern von Kunden und
Lieferanten Due Diligence Informationen. Die Integration von
PassFort’s Plattform in Moody’s KYC und Compliance Produktpalette
kreiert eine ganzheitliche Workflow L�sung, die es Kunden erlaubt
Moody’s Daten, inklusive Credit, Cyber, ESG und Klima-Analysen,
direkt in ihre eigenen Prozesse zu integrieren.
kompany ist eine in Wien ansässige RegTech-Plattform für
weltweite Firmenverifizierung und Business KYC und betreibt das
führende globale Registernetzwerk, das in Echtzeit mit Handels- und
Bankenregistern sowie Steuerbeh�rden in über 200 Ländern und
Jurisdiktionen verbunden ist. kompany's API erm�glicht Moody’s
Kunden ihre Gesellschafteranalyse und Unternehmensverifizierung in
Echtzeit durchzuführen und sämtliche offizielle
Unternehmensdokumente gemäß den regulatorischen Vorgaben aus den
amtlichen Quellen zu beziehen.
Die Übernahme von PassFort und die geplante Übernahme von
kompany folgt Moody’s Investitionen im KYC Umfeld. Moody’s wird
beide Unternehmen in ihr KYC Business innerhalb von Moody’s
Analytics integrieren, zur Erweiterung ihrer Orbis
Unternehmensdatenbank und der GRID Datenbank für Risikoprofile,
Adverse News, PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) und Sanktionen.
Der Abschluss der Übernahme von kompany wird für das erste
Quartal 2022 erwartet, vorbehaltlich der üblichen
Übernahmebedingungen, einschließlich des Ablaufs oder der
Beendigung geltender regulatorischer Wartefristen, und wird aus
einer Kombination von Barmitteln und Stammaktien der Moody’s
Corporation finanziert. Die Übernahme von PassFort wurde mit
Barmitteln finanziert. Beide Transaktionen werden voraussichtlich
keine wesentliche Auswirkung auf das Moody´s 2021 Finanzergebnis
haben.
Moody’s wurde bei beiden Transaktionen beraten von Paul Hastings
LLP. PassFort wurde beraten von SVB Technology Investment Bank und
Taylor Wessing LLP. kompany wurde beraten von Schoenherr
Rechtsanwälte und BDO.
Für weitere Informationen zu Moody’s KYC, AML, Compliance und
Counterparty Risk Angebot, besuchen Sie http://kyc.moodys.io.
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opportunities and manage the risks of doing business with others.
We believe that greater transparency, more informed decisions, and
fair access to information open the door to shared progress. With
over 13,000 employees in more than 40 countries, Moody’s combines
international presence with local expertise and over a century of
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materially, from those indicated by these forward-looking
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not limited to, (i) as it relates to the proposed transaction: the
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could have an adverse effect on the business of the Sellers or
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arise following the announcement of the proposed acquisition; any
meaningful changes in the credit markets to the extent that they
increase the cost of financing for the transaction; and the ability
of the Sellers to comply successfully with the various governmental
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to time, and the risk of any failure relating thereto; and (ii) as
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Moody’s own operations and personnel; future world-wide credit
market disruptions or economic slowdowns, which could affect the
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of debt and other securities issued in domestic and/or global
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changes in interest rates and other volatility in the financial
markets such as that due to Brexit and uncertainty as companies
transition away from LIBOR; the level of merger and acquisition
activity in the U.S. and abroad; the uncertain effectiveness and
possible collateral consequences of U.S. and foreign government
actions affecting credit markets, international trade and economic
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trade barriers; concerns in the marketplace affecting our
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introduction of competing products or technologies by other
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opinions, as well as any other litigation, government and
regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquiries to which
Moody’s may be subject from time to time; provisions in U.S.
legislation modifying the pleading standards and EU regulations
modifying the liability standards, applicable to credit rating
agencies in a manner adverse to credit rating agencies; provisions
of EU regulations imposing additional procedural and substantive
requirements on the pricing of services and the expansion of
supervisory remit to include non-EU ratings used for regulatory
purposes; the possible loss of key employees; failures or
malfunctions of our operations and infrastructure; any
vulnerabilities to cyber threats or other cybersecurity concerns;
the outcome of any review by controlling tax authorities of Moody’s
global tax planning initiatives; exposure to potential criminal
sanctions or civil remedies if Moody’s fails to comply with foreign
and U.S. laws and regulations that are applicable in the
jurisdictions in which Moody’s operates, including data protection
and privacy laws, sanctions laws, anti-corruption laws, and local
laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials; the
impact of mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations and
the ability of Moody’s to successfully integrate acquired
businesses; currency and foreign exchange volatility; the level of
future cash flows; the levels of capital investments; and a decline
in the demand for credit risk management tools by financial
institutions. These factors, risks and uncertainties as well as
other risks and uncertainties that could cause Moody’s actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated, expressed,
projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements
are currently, or in the future could be, amplified by the COVID-19
outbreak, and are described in greater detail under “Risk Factors”
in Part I, Item 1A of Moody’s annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2020, and in other filings made by Moody’s
from time to time with the SEC or in materials incorporated herein
or therein. Stockholders and investors are cautioned that the
occurrence of any of these factors, risks and uncertainties may
cause Moody’s actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated, expressed, projected, anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements, which could have a material and adverse
effect on Moody’s business, results of operations and financial
condition. New factors may emerge from time to time, and it is not
possible for Moody’s to predict new factors, nor can Moody’s assess
the potential effect of any new factors on it.
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