Laqus acquires Estar.Finance

● STRATEGIC | FINTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2026

Laqus acquires Estar.Finance

TARGET

CVM-authorized secondary market platform that lets retail investors trade tokenized real-world assets using blockchain and a Nasdaq-style matching engine.

Ownership	—
Headcount	11-50 FTEs
Headquarters	São Paulo, Brazil
Leadership	Pedro Rodrigues, CEO da Estar
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Laqus

Provides CVM-regulated capital markets infrastructure and SaaS treasury-management software for corporate debt issuance, tokenisation, and investment-fund custody in Brazil.

Ownership	VC-backed
Investors	KPTL Arbitrage Management, Mantiqueira Participações, Parallax Ventures, Namari Capital
Capital raised	$5.38M
Headcount	87 FTEs
Headquarters	São Paulo, Brazil
Leadership	Rodrigo Amato, fundador e CEO
Buy-side advisor	—

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Laqus -> Estar.Finance  (2026-09-11)
strategic_acquisition | FinTech | announced
Target: CVM-authorized secondary market platform that lets retail investors trade tokenized real-world assets using blockchain and a Nasdaq-style matching engine.
Website: estar.finance | Buyer site: laqus.com.br
HQ: São Paulo, Brazil | Buyer ownership: vc-backed
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/laqus-estar-finance.html

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