# Morgan Stanley Agrees to Buy Vinyl Equity for Workplace Platform

By John Kim

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Published: 2026-11-11T04:46:09.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-11T04:46:09.000Z
Section: Business

> The purchase would add cap-table and share-transfer capabilities alongside wealth management. Morgan Stanley expects the deal to close in the first quarter of 2027.

Morgan Stanley has agreed to acquire Vinyl Equity, a transfer-agent and shareholder-records platform, in a deal that would expand equity and share-transfer services on Morgan Stanley at Work.

The purchase would add cap-table and equity management tools, as well as share transfers, alongside wealth management on one platform.

Vinyl Equity uses digital workflows to modernize traditional transfer-agent operations, with a focus on private companies and IPO-related processes.

Morgan Stanley also plans to strengthen its digital-asset ecosystem through key infrastructure, laying groundwork for future tokenization plans. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027.