ICAP agrees to sell hybrid voice broking and information business to Tullett Prebon LeapRate

November 11, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICAP agrees to sell hybrid voice broking and information business to Tullett Prebon

Further to an earlier report about discussions between ICAP plc (LON:IAP) and Tullett Prebon Plc (LON:TLPR), both companies have issued statements today, confirming that a deal was agreed. The Board of ICAP has agreed terms with Tullett Prebon for the disposal by ICAP of its global hybrid voice broking and information business to Tullett Prebon,…

November 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

DealHub acquisition contributes to revenue growth at Markit in Q3 2015

The “earnings season” continues at full speed, with Markit Ltd (NASDAQ:MRKT) adding its voice to the chorus of companies seeing their revenues rise in the third quarter of 2015. Markit attributed the rise in the third-quarter revenues to successful acquisitions, including the acquisition of DealHub, which was completed in September 2015. DealHub has joined Markit's…

November 09, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Competition watchdog invites comments on Betfair-Paddy Power merger

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today published an invitation for comments on the proposed merger of Paddy Power plc and Betfair Group Ltd (LON:BET), initially unveiled in August this year. Under the terms of the deal, a new combined entity, named Paddy Power Betfair plc, will be created. It is expected to achieve…

November 03, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

OneMarketData makes first acquisition, buys Tick Data

Provider of data management solutions OneMarketData has just made its first corporate acquisition by acquiring Virginia-based Tick Data Inc., provider of historical intraday exchange time series data, for an undisclosed sum. Tick Data Inc. will be a wholly owned subsidiary of OneMarketData and will keep operating from their Virginia offices under the current management team.…

October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

TechFinancials' shareholders to vote on financing of Hong Kong binary options JV on Nov 19th

Binary platform provider and operator TechFinancials Inc (LON:TECH) has scheduled a General Meeting of shareholders for November 19, 2015. The main purpose of the meeting, to be held at 11:00am at the offices of Grant Thornton UK LLP, 30 Finsbury Square, London EC2P 2YU, will be to get shareholder consent for an amendment to the…

October 26, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE to acquire financial market data provider IDC in $5.2bn deal

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), an international network of exchanges and clearing houses, has just announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire financial market data provider Interactive Data Corporation (IDC). ICE is acquiring the company from technology investing firm Silver Lake and private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The deal is valued at approximately…

October 26, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

MB Trading says FX accounts migrated to TradeKing

A follow-up on the topic of MB Trading's acquisition by TradeKing... MB Trading has announced that it stopped directly supporting Forex trading on Friday, October 23, 2015. As a result, MB Trading Desktop Pro forex accounts were migrated to the TradeKing ForexTrader platform. MB Trading MetaTrader 4 Forex account balances were moved to a new TradeKing…

October 22, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Ladbrokes says proposed merger with Coral is on track

Ladbrokes PLC (LON:LAD), a gaming and betting provider, today published an update regarding the proposed merger with the Coral Group, initially unveiled on July 24, 2015. Ladbrokes said that both companies are actively engaged with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in normal course pre-notification discussions and submissions. The next step should be when the…

October 15, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Deutsche Börse completes acquisition of OTC Forex platform 360T

360T will be at the core of Deutsche Börse Group’s global FX strategy.

October 15, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Playtech names Ian Chuter strategic advisor

Mr Chuter, who has more than 25 years of experience in the gaming industry, joins Playtech in gaming, sports betting and M&A strategic advisory role.

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