- Capco
Capco is a company active in the Financial Services Industry. Capco offers consulting, technology and managed services to financial institutions.
History:1998 - 1999:Founded as The Capital Markets Company NV in 1998 by Belgian entrepreneur
Rob Heyvaert . Initial funding by founders and Mercator & Noordstar. Open offices inBelgium ,London ,New York andFrankfurt .2000:Strategic investment round led by Thomas Weisel Capital Partners (TWCP) ($125m).CoBASS clearing and settlement software suite licensed to KSEI KPEI.e-Voyage client event, “Forming the Future of Finance,” for 80 senior executives.Open offices in
Paris ,San Francisco andSingapore .2001:Rebranded as “Capco” to reflect expanding capabilities in Personal Financial Services and Asset Management.Publish 1st issue of The Capco JournalJoint-venture with
Reuters to develop and commercialize reference data cleansing software.2002:Strategic Marketing Alliance with
Hewlett-Packard supported by $30M equity investment.Bill Irving joins from PWC as President.Predrag Dizdarevic joins from FTI to lead Managed Services initiative.2003:Win first major transformation initiative (CIBC).Further expansion in Personal Financial Services.Recapitalization of $15M led by TWCP.
2004:Acquire Iverson Financial Systems & increase focus on Capco Reference Data Services (CRDS).Open Bangalore office.Development and launch of Enterprise Research Authoring Solution (ERAS).Creation of “Transforum”
2005:
Bangalore staff approx 100 people.OpenToronto office.Implement regional operating model focused on Americas, Europe and Asia.Gopi Chelliah joins from Deutsche Bank to lead BPO and Sourcing Services initiative.Announce strategic alliance with i-flex around ORTOS Operational Risk Toolkit.Delivered CIBC Transformation, exceeding targets.Industry-leading Reference Data outsourcing deal with ING.2006:Symphony Technology Group and Capco Management buy all outstanding shares in Capco
2007:Capco acquires City Practitioners
Calyon Signs Three-Year Consulting, Systems Integration and Application Outsourcing Services Agreements with Accenture and Capco
External links
* [http://www.capco.com Capco Homepage]
* [http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20070711/3449555en-1.html Capco acquires City Practitioners]
* [http://about.reuters.com/investors/events/pressreleases/index.asp?pressid=586 Alliance with Reuters]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/Features/2002/Jun02/06-19securities.mspx Alliance with Microsoft]
* [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2002/020123a.html Alliance with Hewlett-Packard]
* [http://www.finextra.com/fullstory.asp?id=17164 FinExtra story]
* [http://www.financial-insights.com/FI/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS20425506 Financial Insights lists Capco in its FinTech top 100]
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