Markit Obtains Interest in PRIMA
- 7 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
Markit has acquired an interest in commodity markets research and price reporting agency PRIMA. Nathan Amery, head of commodities at Markit, said: “Commodities producers, traders and consumers are demanding greater transparency in commodity benchmarks and more accountability from benchmark publishers. Utilising our deep benchmark expertise, Markit will help ensure that PRIMA is ideally positioned to provide an alternative to traditional oil and... more
CSC Acquires Xchanging
- 7 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
CSC announced that it has completed the acquisition of Xchanging plc.
Nasdaq Successfully Completes Acquisition of Boardvantage
- 7 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
Nasdaq unveiled the completion of its acquisition of Boardvantage, a leading board portal solution provider that also specializes in leadership collaboration and meeting productivity, powered by the MeetX platform.
AnaCap Willing To Obtain Barclays’ French Retail Banking Operations
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Retail Banking, M&A Deals
AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Barclays plc’s French retail banking and wealth businesses. Barclays will continue to operate its corporate and investment banking operations in France.
65% Stake of Groupama Banque to be Acquired by Orange
- 7 years 12 months ago
- M&A Deals
Orange and Groupama have signed an agreement that aims to enable the development of an innovative, 100% mobile banking service. This agreement concludes the exclusive discussions that have been ongoing between the two Groups since January and paves the way for the acquisition by Orange of a 65% stake in Groupama Banque. Groupama will retain the remaining 35%.
Apex Technology and PAG Asia Capital Start Acquisition of Lexmark
- 7 years 12 months ago
- M&A Deals
Apex Technology Co. Ltd. and PAG Asia Capital and including Legend Capital Management Co. Ltd. announced a definitive merger agreement with global printing and imaging solutions provider Lexmark International. The Consortium has agreed to acquire Lexmark for US$40.5 per share in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value (including unfunded pension liabilities and disclosed restructuring costs) of approximately US$4 billion.
CrowdStrike Launches Cyber Risk Assessment Program for M&A Process
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Security, Risk Management, M&A Deals
CrowdStrike Inc., a leader in cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence and incident response services, announced today that it is offering a new cyber risk assessment program aimed at businesses that conduct mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The CrowdStrike Services’ “M&A Cyber Risk Assessment” program allows organisations to quantify risk in an area not traditionally considered in the M&A process –... more
The Capital Partnership Acquires Northgate Capital
- 7 years 12 months ago
- M&A Deals
The Capital Partnership, a private investment office and independent asset manager, today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the ownership of Northgate Capital, the California-based venture capital and private equity investment firm, from Religare and certain members of Northgate’s management team. Religare, the India-based diversified financial services group, acquired a majority interest in Northgate in 2010.... more
Pegasystems Acquires Robotic Automation Software Provider OpenSpan
- 8 years 5 days ago
- M&A Deals
Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company empowering the world’s leading enterprises with strategic business applications, today announced the acquisition of Atlanta, GA-based OpenSpan, Inc., a privately held software provider of robotic process automation (RPA) and workforce analytics software.
Think&Go Joins Ingenico's Family
- 8 years 6 days ago
- M&A Deals
Ingenico announces the acquisition of Think&Go NFC. Founded in 2010, employing a staff of fifteen, Think&Go NFC has developed a technology that enables any kind of digital display to interact with connected objects such as smartphones and transit passes. As a result, the connected screens become a vehicle for marketing tools like drive-to-store, couponing, loyalty programs and downloads. With fifteen innovation awards, two patents and... more
WFW advises Aurelius and Getronics to Acquire Colt’s Cloud Business
- 8 years 1 week ago
- M&A Deals
International law firm Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised mid-market investor Aurelius Group (“Aurelius”) on the successful completion of its cross-border acquisition of Colt Group S.A.’s (“Colt”) virtualised cloud computing and managed hosting services business, Colt Managed Cloud (“CMC”).
Nixu Strengthens its Presence in Sweden with Acquisition of Europoint Networking AB
- 8 years 2 weeks ago
- M&A Deals
After a successful launch of operations in the Netherlands, Nixu now starts operations in Sweden by acquiring local specialized IT security company Europoint Networking AB. Nixu’s vision is to become a go-to-partner in cybersecurity services for companies headquartered in Northern Europe. This strategy includes opening of multiple front-end locations in Northern Europe near local clients, who can then be offered Nixu’s holistic portfolio of... more
Nasdaq to Acquire Boardvantage
- 8 years 3 weeks ago
- M&A Deals
Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Boardvantage, a leading board portal solution provider which also specializes in leadership collaboration and meeting productivity.
Vormetric Joins Thales' Family
- 8 years 1 month ago
- M&A Deals
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) announces today the closing of its acquisition of Vormetric, a leading provider of data protection solutions in physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures, after approval by the regulatory authorities. The transaction price is approximately 375 million euros. Vormetric will be progressively integrated into Thales's cybersecurity business in order to create a global leader in data protection.
Optevia Becomes Part of IBM
IBM today announced that it has acquired Optevia, a privately owned Software as a service, (SaaS), systems integrator specializing in Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions for public sector organizations. Optevia will join IBM Global Business Services and help meet the increasing client demand for CRM SaaS solutions within the public sector.
