Tag: acquisition

Acquisition
May 30, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Huobi Global expands in Latin America with Bitex acquisition

Caleb Lim, Senior Investment Manager at Huobi Group, added: Currently, only about half of Latin American’s population own bank accounts. Through this acquisition, Huobi Global hopes to meet this growing appetite for alternative financial services through blockchain technology. We intend to add more local fiat currencies and work with local partners to expand our ecosystem…

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Playtech
May 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Playtech says TTB should make an acquisition bid by 17 June

Playtech stated: Discussions between the Company and TTB are ongoing and progress continues to be made. There continues to be no certainty that an offer will be made, or the terms on which any offer may be made. Playtech’s CEO, Mor Weizer, and former Director, Thomas Hall have expressed interest in participating in the TTB…

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LSEG, London Stock Exchange
May 18, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

LSEG acquires market data solutions provider MayStreet

This expansion complements LSEG’s real-time feeds and historical market data value proposition especially for front office customers, who support research and strategy development and to power electronic trading applications with the these solutions. Andrea Remyn Stone, Group Head, Data & Analytics, LSEG, said: Combining LSEG’s strong track record as a leader in Enterprise Data with…

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Cboe Global Markets
May 03, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe Global Markets finalises acquisition of ErisX

Cboe announced that it plans to operate the company as a subsidiary. ErisX’s Chief Executive Officer Thomas Chippas will remain as head of the digital asset business. As part of Cboe, Chippas will report directly to Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cboe. Thomas Chippas, Chief Executive Officer of ErisX, commented:…

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Twitter Elon Musk
April 26, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter

Elon Musk commented: Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated. I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the…

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April 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Robinhood to acquire UK digital currency firm Ziglu

Mark Hipperson, Founder and CEO of Ziglu, commented: Ziglu and Robinhood share a common set of goals, working to reduce the barriers to entry for a new generation of investors, and we’re excited to pursue  that mission together. As part of Robinhood, we’ll supercharge Robinhood’s expansion across Europe and bring better access to crypto and…

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