Eze Castle Integration
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Managed services, Cybersecurity, Business transformation |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Sean McLaughlin, John Cahaly |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Managed Services, Cybersecurity, Business Transformation solutions |
Number of employees | 900+ |
ECI specializes in delivering managed services, cyber security, and business transformation solutions tailored for mid-sized financial services firms worldwide. Originating from the division of Eze Castle Consulting into two separate companies, ECI currently employs more than 900 professionals across offices located in Singapore, Europe, Hong Kong, India, the Philippines, and nine sites throughout the United States.
History
Eze Castle Consulting was established in 1995 by Sean McLaughlin and John Cahaly, initially catering to emerging funds based in Boston. The firm subsequently expanded its presence to New York City, San Francisco, and Greenwich, Connecticut. By the year 2000, the original company divided into two entities: Eze Castle Software and Eze Castle Integration, with the latter concentrating on systems integration services for the financial sector.
Although the economic downturn of 2000 led to a reduction in workforce at Eze Castle Integration, the company maintained profitability and grew its staff to 120 employees by 2004. Throughout the late 2000s, it introduced various products including Eze Vault, Eze Disaster Recovery, ECI Link, and Eze Managed Suites. Additionally, cloud-based services such as Eze Cloud and hosted Tradar's Insight were launched, with cloud offerings now representing a major portion of overall revenue.
Despite significant instability in the hedge fund industry during 2008, which caused numerous fund closures, Eze Castle Integration achieved a 26% increase in revenue and onboarded 60 new clients. At that time, it supported approximately 450 hedge funds across the US, including 81 managing assets exceeding $1 billion. The company also broadened its geographic reach by opening offices in Chicago (2008), London (2007), and further expanding to Singapore and Hong Kong between 2010 and 2011.
In 2010, Ledgex Systems LLC was launched as a subsidiary focused on creating software solutions for fund of hedge funds portfolio management.
Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital made a substantial investment in Eze Castle Integration in 2018, at which point the company served around 650 clients spanning the US, UK, and Asia.
The acquisition of Alphaserve Technologies in 2020 strengthened ECI’s capabilities in infrastructure technology and digital IT services while expanding its client portfolio to about 800 customers. Later that year, acquiring NorthOut—a digital transformation consultancy—further accelerated its service offerings within financial and professional sectors. These strategic acquisitions contributed to growing its global clientele beyond 800 organizations.
In 2021, the company adopted the new brand name ECI.
Products & services
- Managed Services: Includes cloud infrastructure, networking solutions, hardware provisioning, and comprehensive IT support.
- Cybersecurity: Offers managed SIEM solutions, security operations centers (SOC), dark web surveillance, phishing awareness and threat training programs, vulnerability evaluations with remediation plans, governance and risk management frameworks, plus CISO as a service.
- Business Transformation: Encompasses cloud adoption strategies, application development, DevOps methodologies, process automation initiatives, managed data services, strategic consulting, and enabling distributed workforce models.