Austin, TX – April 7, 2025 – Red Oak, a leader in advertising compliance and marketing review software, acquired 4U Platform, a premier content distribution, engagement and analytics platform for the investment industry. This strategic combination merges Red Oak’s innovative compliance technology with 4U’s seamless connectivity between Investment Companies and Wealth Management firms.

By integrating Red Oak’s AI-powered compliance workflow automation software with 4U’s streamlined content distribution network, this enhanced platform helps remove inefficiencies, ease challenges of regulatory oversight, and reduce time-to-approval for marketing materials. Investment Companies and Wealth Management firms now have a unified, automated ecosystem that helps ensure content integrity while accelerating delivery of compliant marketing material to financial professionals and investors.

Red Oak empowers Investment Companies to efficiently manage regulatory approvals while maintaining compliance with internal policies, FINRA, the SEC and Wealth Management firm requirements. 4U’s platform improves manual tracking and disjointed approval processes, giving financial professionals a centralized, pre-approved content library to engage with clients cohesively.

“By integrating 4U, we believe we are redefining what is available to financial services firms—evolving Red Oak into a true Compliance Connectivity Platform that links internal compliance workflows with the broader distribution ecosystem,” said Dave Dutch, CEO of Red Oak. “We couldn’t be more excited about branching out, deepening our roots and expanding what is possible for the customers of Red Oak and 4U.”

The combined platform will help drive deeper industry collaboration, integrate AI-powered compliance efficiencies, and enable firms to seamlessly connect content, data and distribution solutions benefiting the financial services ecosystem.