Morgan Stanley announced on November 9, 2026, that it plans to acquire Vinyl Equity, a Chicago-based fintech providing transfer agent services registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal, which will bring share transfer operations in-house, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027. Founded in 2022, Vinyl Equity uses a cloud-native platform to automate shareholder recordkeeping, equity operations and compliance workflows. The company raised $11.5 million in seed funding in April 2025 and $20 million in a Series A in June 2026, and its clients include Neptune Insurance Holdings and Figure Technology Solutions.
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