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CT Corporation, or the Corporation Trust Company, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer, a multinational information services company based in the Netherlands.
Corporation Trust Company, a registered agent business, was founded in New Jersey in 1892.
In 1895, what was then the Corporation Trust Company began assisting lawyers with the details of incorporating and qualifying corporations in all states and territories. They opened their first office in New York City in 1899.
In 1995, CT Corporation and Commerce Clearing House (CCH) were acquired by Wolters Kluwer, a multi-national information services company based in the Netherlands. In 2002 CT acquired Business Filings, Inc., an online incorporation firm based in Madison, Wisconsin. The company is now known as BizFilings.
In 2006, after being acquired by Wolters Kluwer in 2004, Summation Legal Technologies becomes CT Summation joining CT TyMetrix in CT Corporation's Litigation Solutions group. CT Corporation announced its reorganization in 2006 into four business units: Compliance & Governance, UCC Solutions, Litigation Solutions, and Trademark Solutions. CT now includes CT Corporation, CT Lien Solutions, CT Summation, CT TyMetrix and CT Corsearch.
According to The New York Times, CT Corporation was the largest registered agent in Delaware, representing nearly a third of all companies in the state.
In 2018, CT Corsearch was sold to Audax Private Equity and became an independent company.
March 6, 2023, CT Corporation became part of the Financial & Corporate Compliance (FCC) division within Wolters Kluwer.
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In February 2025, Wolters Kluwer announced completion of its acquisition of Registered Agent Solutions, Inc. (RASi) in order to expand CT Corporation’s corporate services.
Effective April 1, 2025, Catherine Wolfe was appointed as Executive Vice President and General Manager of CT Corporation.
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