Cosegic, a compliance and regulatory advisory group, has acquired FINTRAIL, a specialist financial crime consultancy, in a move designed to expand the group’s financial crime and regulatory risk capabilities.
The acquisition is intended to strengthen Cosegic’s depth in financial crime risk management and broader regulatory risk support, as demand rises for specialist expertise amid increasingly complex regulatory expectations.
Cosegic provides compliance support across multiple jurisdictions, combining specialist advisory services with technology-led and proactive approaches designed to help firms manage regulatory requirements, strengthen organisational culture and improve operational resilience.
FINTRAIL advises firms on financial crime risk management, regulatory compliance and controls design, with experience spanning banking, payments, FinTech and digital assets. The firm has focused on practical support for businesses navigating real-world regulatory challenges.
Cosegic said the entire FINTRAIL team will join the group, increasing the scale of expertise available to clients and broadening the range of services delivered across the financial crime and regulatory risk lifecycle.
The group positioned the deal as part of an ongoing investment in specialist capability, arguing that firms are increasingly looking to move beyond treating compliance as a burden and instead build resilience and competitive advantage in tighter supervisory environments.
The acquisition also follows another recent deal by the group, indicating an active expansion strategy. MML, an investor backing Cosegic, said it is supporting a “buy-and-build” approach aimed at developing specialist financial services compliance capabilities across key global markets.
Cosegic CEO Ben Cook said, “FINTRAIL has an exceptional specialist team, and bringing them into Cosegic strengthens an already strong financial crime capability. This move makes sense for our clients, gives us an additional edge, and reinforces our commitment to investing in specialist expertise as regulatory expectations continue to rise. This acquisition of FINTRAIL is an exciting step for Cosegic.”
FINTRAIL CEO and co-founder Robert Evans said, “We are joining Cosegic at an exciting time for both businesses. FINTRAIL was founded to provide practical, high-quality financial crime support to firms facing real regulatory challenges, and becoming part of Cosegic allows us to build on that mission at a greater scale. We are delighted to join an established compliance company that shares our focus on integrity and delivering outcomes that matter to clients.”
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