Lucht Probst Associates (LPA) acquires Derivative Partners from Avaloq
Frankfurt am Main / Zurich, 23. January 2026 – Lucht Probst Associates GmbH (LPA), a leading European provider of financial software as well as data and analytics solutions, has acquired Derivative Partners, an established Swiss specialist for independent valuations, market data, and life cycle services for structured products. With this acquisition, LPA strengthens its presence in the Swiss financial market and expands its value chain in the area of automated and data-driven solutions.
Derivative Partners has been active in the Swiss market for more than 20 years and covers four core business areas: Independent valuation, CONNEXOR Data API, lifecycle management and market analyses with customizable reports. The combination of a pricing engine, reference data services and event monitoring forms an established infrastructure for issuers, distributors and asset managers.
The integration further enhances LPA’s existing technology and analytics offering. Derivative Partners’ solutions fit seamlessly into LPA’s platforms for automation, document automation and analytics for structured products. LPA plans to gradually develop the currently Switzerland-focused offering of Derivative Partners for international markets. Together with the recently acquired payoff Media AG (payoff) and deriserv GmbH (DDS), a consistent technology and data ecosystem is emerging, which will also be available beyond the DACH region.
Stefan Lucht, Founder and CEO of LPA, explains:
“Derivative Partners brings recognized expertise in valuation, market data, and life cycle services for structured products and is highly valued by clients and partners for its quality and performance. This acquisition deepens our offering and further strengthens our position in Switzerland. The integration creates new opportunities to advance our data and analytics platform for structured products.”
With the acquisition, LPA continues its strategic growth path and expands its offering in the field of data and analytics for structured products.
About LPA Group
Lucht Probst Associates (LPA) is a leading provider of automation, digitalization, and documentation solutions for the distribution of structured products, OTC derivatives, and funds. Its proprietary, scalable software-as-a-service solutions are used by more than 200 banks and asset managers worldwide, supporting increased sales volumes, reduced operational costs, and compliance with internal and external regulatory standards.
About Derivative Partners
Derivative Partners is a Swiss provider of independent valuations, market data APIs, life cycle management services, and market analyses for structured products. The company has been delivering valuation metrics, event data, and analytical market overviews to issuers, banks and asset managers for more than 20 years.
