Visa platform Atlys has bought Artionis UK, while Amita Desai & Co has merged with InCorp Global.
Visa platform Atlys forays into European market
Visa platform Atlys has marked its entry into the European market with the acquisition of Artionis’s UK subsidiary in an all-cash deal.
Atlys claims the deal will help it reduce visa paperwork, rejection rates, and the processing time to 55 seconds. The company is also eyeing expansion in similar European markets, including France and Germany.
Artionis UK has offices in London, Manchester and Edinburgh, and handles UK-to-Russia visas, while Atlys provides visa for travel to more than 150 countries. The startup aims to expand its offerings by providing e-SIMs, forex, and travel insurance.
Amita Desai & Co, InCorp Global merge to form corporate advisory giant
Singapore-headquartered InCorp Global has merged with India’s Amita Desai & Co to form a leading corporate secretarial advisory firm in India. Amita Desai will lead the combined entity and join InCorp Global in India as a co-founder.
InCorp Global is part of the Hillhouse Investments-backed Ascentium Group and is one of the largest secretarial service providers in the Asia-Pacific region. This alliance will enable the company to provide advisory services in complex domains like compliance and governance, equity capital markets (pre/post IPO), corporate restructurings, and M&A advisory, among others.
Amita Desai & Co’s service offerings include advising on IPO matters, other capital market transactions, due diligence, M&As, and voluntary liquidation under insolvency law, among others.
