Ocorian to acquire ABAX, a market leading corporate administration provider in Mauritius

Global financial services provider acquires ABAX

Ocorian, a global provider of specialist in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration, and capital markets, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase ABAX, an integrated advisory, corporate and business services provider based in Mauritius.

International reach

The acquisition will significantly extend Ocorian's service range and delivery capability into Africa, Asia and the Middle East and swell its international team to 700+ staff - including additional representation in Côte d'Ivoire, Dubai, Mauritius, Singapore and South Africa.

In turn, ABAX clients will now be able to access a much wider range of specialist alternative investment, corporate and private client services, across both onshore and offshore locations in Europe and North America, including: Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey), Cayman Islands, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Singapore, UK and the USA. 

Sustained expansion and diversification

Expected to close before the end of March 2018, the transaction realises the next stage of an ambitious international growth strategy for Ocorian, following the management buyout and successful rebrand of Bedell Trust in 2016. All 275 staff currently employed by ABAX will join Ocorian.

Commenting on the acquisition Nick Cawley, CEO of Ocorian, said: "This transaction reflects the sustained expansion and diversification of Ocorian's newly defined business and our commitment to growth in leading jurisdictions. It will further strengthen our position as a leading global financial services provider and give enhanced range and scope across both Africa and Asia."

Richard Arlove, CEO of ABAX added: "Our priority for this transaction was to find a partner that would truly help us to realise our growth ambitions of being a leading provider of integrated advisory, corporate and business services for Africa while consolidating our offering for Asia. This transaction allows us to create further value for clients through synergies with an increased number of international jurisdictions, particularly within Europe and North America."

Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Managing an ever-evolving landscape of compliance and reporting obligations in a multi-jurisdictional setting can be time consuming, costly, and put your organisation at risk.

At Ocorian, we offer a broad range of corporate services to establish, administer and give substance to a wide range of legal structures – giving our clients certainty in an often-uncertain world.

Our expert corporate administration teams have an in-depth knowledge of the statutory and regulatory requirements in each of our jurisdictions and are obligated by international financial reporting standards.