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Licensed M&A LISTINGS
The fastest way into a regulated market is through an entity that is already licensed. Acquiring an existing licensed structure can potentially save 12 to 24 months of application time, regulatory review, and lost operational runway in a target jurisdiction.
Listings span EMI licenses, MiCA CASPs, VARA authorizations, PI licenses, PSPs, MSBs, and more across global jurisdictions including established regulatory hubs and emerging markets. License inventory is not limited to what is listed here. Global searches are available across known entities and our network of licensed brokers.
Skip the complex and resource-consuming licensing application process by buying an operational licensed organization. Acquire.Fi connects you with the right counterparties holding an existing license, saving months or years of application time.
Opportunities are sourced across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, and LatAm with direct introductions to sellers or local intermediaries. This enables faster access, clean handoffs to counsel, and clear next steps.
Selling or exiting a licensed organization? You define the boundaries, and our team will discreetly match you with serious, qualified buyers.
Acquire.Fi’s process for buying or selling a regulated organization is discreet. The standard workflow is:
Access our catalog of licenses and permits to operate blockchain, e-money, payments, and banking-related services across various jurisdictions. You receive practical options with a clear regulatory posture and operational readiness.
Upon completing the change-of-control process, the buyer assumes ownership of the acquired entity and its regulatory permissions, subject to conditions set by the relevant authority.
Licensed operators and decision makers come to us to buy or sell their licensed business entities for these reasons:
Everything you need to know before buying or selling a licensed organization.
No. We focus on high-quality introductions and disciplined coordination. You and your advisors control commercial terms while we maintain momentum, align stakeholders, and ensure a clean process.
Yes. Inventory on this page represents part of what is accessible through Acquire.Fi. Global license searches are available for buyers with specific jurisdiction and license type requirements. Searches cover known entities, direct sellers, and our network of licensed intermediaries and brokers.
This service is used by exchanges, payment providers, OTC desks, and institutional groups expanding their regulatory and commercial footprint into new jurisdictions, including tier 1 and emerging markets.
Engagements are available on a success fee or retainer basis depending on scope and timeline. To discuss a targeted search, submit an inquiry.
No. We connect you with the right counterparties and support information flow. Your counsel leads document filings and regulatory approvals.
Our compensation is success-based introduction fees with full transparency. We may receive compensation from one or more parties with written disclosure and consent.
We source across multiple jurisdictions depending on available inventory and counterparties. If a market is not immediately available, we can run a targeted search aligned with your criteria.
Timelines vary by license type, jurisdiction, and buyer’s profile. Introductions and initial diligence typically take a few weeks. Counterparties and their advisers manage the acquisition timeline directly. Regulatory change-of-control approval is the longest step and varies by license type.
The following timelines are optimistic estimates. They do not account for resubmissions or other regulatory concerns. Talk to your counsel or local intermediaries to confirm each number.
Pricing depends on jurisdiction, license scope, operational readiness, banking relationships, and clean compliance history. Smaller VASP or MSB shells transact in the low to mid six figures, while operational EMIs, PIs, and MPIs with active business typically range from high six figures to multi-millions. Banking charters sit in a separate tier. Sellers set asking prices; we do not negotiate terms.
In most jurisdictions, yes, but it is subject to the regulator's approval of new beneficial owners and directors. Fit-and-proper reviews typically apply, and some jurisdictions require local directors, local substance, or a physical office. Your counsel and the seller's advisers handle the specifics.
For nearly all licensed entities, yes. EMIs, PIs, VASPs, CASPs, MSBs, MPIs, and banks require notification or prior approval from the relevant authority before a change of control is completed. The parties and their advisers prepare and submit filings. We coordinate introductions, not regulatory submissions.
Buyers typically review the license scope and conditions, AML and compliance program documentation, regulatory correspondence, any open findings, financial statements, banking and payment-rail relationships, key contracts, and beneficial ownership records. Sellers usually request proof of funds and a buyer profile before opening a data room. Each side runs its own diligence with its own advisers.
We see inventory across both pre-MiCA VASP registrations and entities pursuing or holding CASP authorization under MiCA. Status varies by entity and member state. Buyers should confirm the current authorization stage, conditions, and any transitional arrangements directly with the seller and a qualified EU regulatory adviser.
The sale typically bundles the legal entity, its regulatory standing, and the operational infrastructure that keeps the license active, such as:
The crypto or fintech license is the reason you're paying a premium, but the compliance infrastructure is what the regulator actually cares about.
A "ready-made" crypto or fintech license is a marketing term referring to an operational or shell organization that a buyer acquires specifically for the active regulatory license it holds. When founders or investors want fast market entry, acquiring a licensed organization cuts the timeline dramatically.
Most regulators require notification or formal approval of a change in beneficial ownership. Some jurisdictions treat a change of control as a material event requiring prior written approval while others treat it as a de facto new application. You still spend time on regulatory notifications and ownership restructuring, just far less than a fresh application.
Acquiring a licensed organization means inheriting its regulatory history. That history can hurt you long after the deal closes.
Disclaimer: Acquire.Fi is a listing platform and intermediary. We do not provide investment, legal, tax, or regulatory advice. Our team does not negotiate prices or terms, arrange financing, or hold client funds. For certain deals, we may receive compensation from one or multiple parties with written disclosure and consent. Completion of licensed-entity transactions may require regulatory change-of-control approvals or notifications handled by the parties and their advisers.
With deep roots in traditional finance and the digital asset industry, Acquire.Fi operates as a specialist M&A advisory firm. Coverage spans M&A, secondaries, OTC, and capital markets advisory across digital assets and frontier tech. Decades of combined experience across every stage of the deal lifecycle.
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