Our History

Linedata was founded in January 1998 as the result of a merger of three firms: GSI Division des Banques, Line Data and BDB Participation. In 1998, Linedata had 76 employees and achieved revenues of €11m. The new corporate entity benefits at the outset from the best management, technology and operational expertise drawn from its three component companies.

Acquisition of Bimaco Finance in Luxembourg, was followed by the acquisition of the Paris-based Pen Lan and Ingénétudes (Ekip). This first wave of acquisitions established Linedata as the European leader of leasing & credit solutions.

Linedata achieved a major milestone when it was admitted to the Nouveau Marché on the Paris Stock exchange.

Acquisition of Longview Group based in Boston and in London. This established Linedata as a global leader in front-office solutions for asset management.

Integration of the assets of IAS II from the British company FMS. This helped Linedata to reinforce its back-office solutions for the fund management industry

Integration of Icon and Preview, the European portfolio solutions of Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation. This aquisition of these key assets gave Linedata a leading position in the Investment management market in the UK and further consolidated its leadership position in Europe.

Acquisition of Europe Software & Data System (ESDS) in France. This enabled Linedata to considerably strengthen its market share in Retirement Savings and Pensions in France

Acquisition of Global Investment Systems (GIS) based in the US. This acquisition helped Linedata to develop an exhaustive front-to-back offering which spans the requirements of all market segments, including the North American market.

Acquisition of Beauchamp Financial Technology, based in London, New York, Hong Kong, and in Riga in Latvia. This gave Linedata a powerful offering designed specifically for the hedge fund markets in the UK, North America and Asia.

Acquisition of Fimasys in France. This enabled Linedata to reinforce its presence in the credit finance market.

Acquisition of CapitalStream from HCL Technologies based in the US and Canada. This acquisition allowed Linedata to offer its clients a global front-to-back solution to the credit and finance markets in North America and Europe.

Amanaat, a company controlled by M. Jiva, and the management team acquire the majority of voting rights so that Linedata can remain a reliable and sustainable company.

Acquisition of Derivation, based in the UK. This acquisition enhanced Linedata’s comprehensive, global platform across its clients’ entire investment process with support for all asset types and structures.

QRMO (Quality Risk Management & Operations), a leading Hong Kong based specialist provider of outsourced middle-office, shadow accounting, and risk monitoring services to the asset management and securities industries. This acquisition enables Linedata to expand its outsourcing business and enhance its presence across Asia whilst offering truly global, around-the-clock services to its clients.

Linedata celebrates its 20th birthday.

Acquisition of Loansquare, a start-up based in Paris (France) that developed a portal to digitalize relationships between borrowers and lenders. By acquiring Loansquare, Linedata enhances the end-to-end capabilities of its platforms and services for lenders. Linedata now has over 1300 employees in 20 offices across the globe.