Digital Wealth: JP Morgan acquires equity comp platform Global Shares for €665MM
Global Shares, who have $200B in AUM and 650,000 corporate employee participants, has been acquired by JP Morgan in a $730MM deal - making it one of the largest exits by an Irish fintech.
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