February 27, 2015 BY Mike Fox
MGT Capital Investments to merge with Bitcoin SEF and index firm Tera Group
Transaction to create the first publicly traded U.S. Bitcoin derivatives exchange
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February 26, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
CITIC Securities buys 60%, 1.2 billion shares in KVB Kunlun for HK$780 million
The sale of shares to CITIC Securities represents 60% of the 2,000,000,000 KVB shares in current issue of KVB Kunlun, with CITIC Securities providing an offer of HK$780,000,000 for the transaction
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January 26, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Dukascopy enters negotiations with Alpari UK's administrators with view to acquire Alpari Japan
Dukascopy Bank is currently evaluating the possibility of acquiring the business of FX companies which suffered losses as a result of the Swiss National Bank's removal of the 1.20 floor on the EURCHF currency on January 15 this year. The company is showing a particular interest in Alpari's Japanese operation
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January 05, 2015 BY Mike Fox
Nasdaq buying registered investment advisory Dorsey, Wright & Associates
Popular amongst U.S securities brokerage and investment advisory firms, Dorsey Wright’s expertise is technical analysis. They also specialize in and use Point & Figure Charting, Relative Strength Analysis, and numerous other tools to analyze market data and deliver actionable insights. The key to the deal is the firm's popular ETF index business.
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October 19, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
London Capital Group closes £17 million financing
Charles-Henri Sabet's GLIO Holdings has been issued 20,983,213 ordinary shares, 59,952,038 convertible loan notes, and 80,935,251 warrants
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September 10, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
US M&A boom intensifies as ICE prepares to acquire stake in Dutch clearing house HCH
Major electronic trading venue and clearing house IntercontinentalExchange looks toward more European presence as it sets its sights on Holland Clearing House
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August 29, 2014 BY Mike Fox
Bridgepoint buys Forex provider Moneycorp for $352m
European private equity firm Bridgepoint has bought British foreign exchange provider Moneycorp for 212 million pounds ($351.8 million), the fund said on Friday. Moneycorp is owned by SOF Investments, which was spun out of Royal Bank of Scotland in 2013 as part of the state-owned bank's plans to shed non-core divisions. Moneycorp focuses on both…
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August 26, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
MONEX Group elects Yuko Semei as Chairman of US M&A advisory firm
MONEX Group's specialist merger and acquisition advisory firm MONEX Hambrecht Inc prepares for MONEX Group Executive Director Yuko Seimei to assume responsibility as Chairman, whilst Junya Matsuoka is pegged to become Executive Director
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August 07, 2014 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod
Investment giant Blackrock picks up 5% stake in IG Group
Following last month's purchase of a 10% stake in IG Group by Mass Financial, investment management giant Blackrock has become one of IG's largest owners.
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