Houlihan Lokey Advises Objectway

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Objectway Spa (Objectway or the company), a leading provider of software and services to financial institutions across Europe, North America, and the Middle East, has agreed to partner with Cinven, a leading investor in the financial services and technology sector, for the company’s next phase of growth.

Objectway is a leading digital end-to-end “Solution-as-a-Service” provider for wealth managers, banks, and asset managers. Objectway provides customers with a mission-critical, modular, front-to-back office software and solutions platform, delivered through a flexible design based on scalable cloud infrastructure. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Milan, Objectway supports more than 250 financial institutions across more than 16 countries. With offices across Europe and North America, Objectway combines mission-critical technology and services with deep domain expertise.

This transaction represents the first investment from Cinven’s new middle-market strategy. The European middle market is an investment space where Cinven has deep expertise and networks to draw on, particularly in areas aligned with the firm’s core geographic and sector strengths, including across technology and tech-enabled services, financial services, and business services.

Completion of the transaction is subject to obtaining regulatory clearances.

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Objectway. This transaction further strengthens Houlihan Lokey’s leadership in the European wealth management software industry, where the team has recently advised on a number of transactions.

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