Press release: TIS announces majority investment by Marlin Equity Partners
Published: Mar 2024
26th March 2024 – Marlin Equity Partners has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in Treasury Intelligence Solutions. The investment puts the company in a great position to continue investing in organic and inorganic growth opportunities across the Office of the CFO. Co-founder Joerg Wiemer, Aquiline Capital Partners LP, and the Management Team retain significant minority positions in the company.
Today, Treasury Intelligence Solutions (“TIS”), a global leader in cloud-native cash management, liquidity and payment solutions, announced that it has signed a binding agreement to secure majority growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”). The investment positions TIS to execute on organic and inorganic strategic initiatives to further serve the Office of the CFO. The agreement is subject to customary regulatory clearance. A closing of the transaction is expected in the second quarter.
TIS’ Group CEO Erik Masing commented, “This exciting partnership with Marlin will fuel our international expansion efforts, leveraging their expertise to broaden our partnerships and strengthen our product offering. In an era of supply chain disruption, rate volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty, the importance of liquidity management, working capital optimization, and secure, efficient B2B payments has never been higher for our customers. The Marlin team demonstrated a deep appreciation for the strength of our value proposition and a strong alignment with our strategic goals.”
Chris Calhoun, TIS’ CEO of Americas, added “Marlin’s deep understanding of the European and U.S. markets, as well as their experience in the Office of the CFO and monetization of data and payments in particular were the key reasons we were keen to partner with them.”
“The TIS team impressed us with their strategic and innovative product offering, strong banking integrations and dedicated customers focus. The company’s mission-critical platform is well positioned to deliver continued growth in the global market for B2B payments, cashflow and treasury management solutions,” said Konstantin von Bismarck from Marlin. “We are excited to welcome TIS to our family of software businesses and are thrilled to support the company’s vision of helping more enterprises effectively, securely and transparently manage their treasury needs.”
