SS&C Technologies $5.4 billion acquisition of DST Systems

Overview:

• SS&C Technologies has acquired DST Systems for $5.4 billion.
• SS&C is a financial services technology solutions company.
• DST provides information processing and servicing solutions. 
• SS&C is going to finance the acquisition through a combination of refinancing existing debt and making new debt and equity offerings. 
• Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse provided financial advice to SS&C, while BofA Merrill Lynch acted for DST.

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst