Morgan Stanley has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire private shares platform, EquityZen. The acquisition enhances Morgan Stanley’s distinctive private markets ecosystem that provides a full suite of services to private companies and their shareholders, including cap table solutions, tender and liquidity programs, direct and co-investment opportunities and secondary trading. EquityZen’s issuer-aligned model will support the firm’s efforts to deepen relationships with private companies. This will provide Morgan Stanley at Work participants access to additional liquidity options as well as increase access to private shares for Morgan Stanley’s wealth clients.
The integrated offering will have the issuer at the center of the decision making, allowing them to have full discretion over when and how their shares trade. EquityZen will serve as a powerful benefit for issuers and their employees, providing streamlined operational processing that is powered b
