Milan-based Objectway, a pan-European provider of wealth technology solutions for banks, wealth managers, and asset managers, has entered exclusive talks to acquire SLIB (Services Logiciels d’Intégration Boursière). The French specialist in capital markets software is currently jointly owned by BNP Paribas and Natixis.
Under the proposed arrangement, the two institutions would transfer their full stakes in the company to Objectway.
The deal remains subject to standard regulatory clearances and the completion of required employee information and consultation processes.
Parties anticipate closing by the end of 2026. SLIB traces its origins to 1988, emerging from the IT operations of the Lyon Stock Exchange.
Over more than three decades, it has developed into a focused software provider serving around 30 major clients.
Its team of more than 140 professionals operates from bases in Paris, Lyon, and Lisbon.
The firm delivers solutions covering end-to-end securities processing, retail brokerage, and risk management, along with professional services that help clients deploy, run, and refine their technology platforms.
Its customers include prominent European asset servicers, broker-dealers, and banks.
For Objectway, the move extends its geographic reach by establishing a stronger direct presence in France, a key European financial center that complements its existing operations in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Benelux region, and the United Kingdom.
It also opens a foothold in the Iberian Peninsula via SLIB’s Lisbon hub. Beyond geography, the transaction would expand Objectway’s capabilities along the investment services value chain.
The company already supports client lifecycle management, advisory, portfolio management, core banking, securities back-office functions, and fund administration.
Adding SLIB’s strengths in trading, execution, front-to-back securities processing, clearing, settlement, and risk management would create a more comprehensive end-to-end offering spanning wealth management, private banking, asset management, and capital markets.
The combination is expected to broaden Objectway’s client roster while reinforcing existing ties with shared customers such as BNP Paribas.
Together, the businesses would enable institutions to work with a single strategic technology partner across a wider range of activities.
Luigi Marciano, Objectway’s founder and group chief executive, framed the potential deal as aligned with broader industry needs.
He noted that financial services growth increasingly requires partners able to blend innovation with scalability, modernizing technology and operations while helping institutions expand effectively.
The project, he said, advances Objectway’s strategy of deepening expertise, strengthening its pan-European footprint, and supporting clients amid rising complexity.
Leadership continuity at SLIB is planned.
Chairman Alain Pochet and CEO Philippe Ruault are expected to remain after completion, guiding the integration while maintaining continuity for staff, clients, and partners.
Pochet described the potential combination as opening a new chapter that provides greater scale through a pan-European platform while preserving the strengths that have earned SLIB client trust for over 30 years.
Ruault highlighted the opportunity to offer clients a wider set of capabilities without changing the team, expertise, or proximity that clients value.
Objectway currently serves more than 250 institutions across EMEA and Canada, supports the administration of over €2 trillion in assets, and employs more than 1,000 professionals.
Recent organic growth and acquisitions, including an expansion in Switzerland, have lifted its consolidated turnover above €170 million.
Advisors on the transaction include Monitor Deloitte, Deloitte Italy, Giovannelli e Associati, and Aramis Law.If completed, the acquisition would mark a significant step in Objectway’s effort to position itself as a comprehensive technology partner across the full spectrum of investment services in Europe.