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LONDON, February 3, 2025 - Napier AI, a leading AI-powered financial crime compliance solutions, is pleased to announce that it has secured a majority growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”), a global investment firm with over $9 billion in capital commitments. The transaction will further enable Napier AI to advance its market position through ongoing research and development and support its go-to-market expansion globally.
Since being founded in London in 2015, Napier AI’s Continuum platform is trusted by over 100 institutions worldwide, including HSBC, State Street, Mizuho Trust & Banking, SS&C, Starling Bank, ClearBank and WTW. It uses data science principles to equip financially regulated firms with compliance-first AI, to stay ahead of sophisticated financial crime threats.
This investment highlights the demand for AI solutions in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. It marks a growth phase for the company, focused on advancing AI technologies, enhancing financial crime detection, and prioritising customer-centric regional tech hubs.
“The Napier AI team impressed us with their strategic and innovative product offering, and dedicated customer focus. As the regulatory landscape becomes more complex, this mission-critical compliance-first AI platform is well-positioned to deliver continued growth in the global anti-financial crime market,” said Mike Wilkinson, a managing director at Marlin. “We are excited to work alongside the Napier AI management team and are thrilled to support the company’s vision of helping more enterprises effectively and efficiently put a halt to money laundering activities.”
“We believe our AI-enabled products and passionate employees allow us to deliver exceptional value to customers and partners,” said Greg Watson, CEO of Napier AI. “In an era of ever-evolving financial crime threats, having a modern solution leveraging AI and automation is paramount to maintaining regulatory compliance and protecting the financial services industry from bad actors. We’re delighted to have found the right partner at such a pivotal moment in our journey to help us continue our momentum and grow the Napier AI brand globally. Marlin has an incredible heritage in helping businesses like ours to scale and innovate, and we are confident both our customers and our teams will see immediate benefits from Marlin’s investment.”
Baird served as exclusive financial advisor to Napier AI. Torch Partners served as exclusive financial advisor to Marlin.
About Napier AI
Napier AI is a global end-to-end intelligent compliance platform and provider of advanced financial crime risk management solutions delivering AI-powered anti-money laundering and financial crime compliance software to financial institutions, payments, and wealth and asset management firms. Napier AI designs and engineers technological innovation to make a measurable difference in driving down financial crime. Trusted by over 100 institutions worldwide, the company’s platform, Napier AI Continuum, is transforming compliance from a legal obligation to a competitive edge.
For more information, please visit napier.ai.
About Marlin Equity Partners
Marlin Equity Partners is a global investment firm with over $9 billion in capital commitments. The firm is focused on providing corporate parents, shareholders and other stakeholders with tailored solutions that meet their business and liquidity needs. Marlin invests in businesses across multiple industries where its capital base, industry relationships and extensive network of operational resources significantly strengthen a company’s outlook and enhance value. Since its inception, Marlin, through its group of funds and related companies, has successfully completed over 250 acquisitions. The firm is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an additional office in London.
For more information, please visit www.marlinequity.com.
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