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2014 Review: Infrastructure Deals Drive M&A, Funding Activity in 2014
This year saw its fair share of mergers, acquisitions and investments, with some deals driven by expansion plans, others by strategic opportunism, and others spurred by unforeseen circumstances.
BGC Further Extends GFI Offer Deadline
BGC Partners' determined efforts to acquire rival interdealer broker GFI Group continued last night, as the firm extended the deadline for its offer to January 6, 2015, the second time that it has done so.
Update: CME Matches BGC in Battle for GFI
Increases offer to $5.25 per share, matching BGC's premium.
BGC Extends Tender Offer for GFI
Interdealer broker adds to deadline as it settles breach of rules with FCA.
Emerging Exchanges: Partnering for Power
Exchanges in emerging markets are teaming up with developed exchanges for technology and knowledge.
Opening Cross: The ’Center of the Data Universe
With coverage of our Asia Pacific Financial Information Conference taking center stage in this week’s Inside Market Data, debating new initiatives such as the planned Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program—and its unexpected, indefinite delay—and the…
CQG's Continuum offers Access Points in Illinois to TOCOM Market Data
Quotes Direct API will enable users to gain data in two locations in Illinois.
Fixnetix Expands Chicago CME Co-Lo Services
Expanded co-lo presence will provide more connectivity choices for Chicago-based trading firms.
Update: GFI Board Rejects BGC Offer
BGC insists its offer still stands.
ASX Creates PoP in CME Aurora Co-Lo Center
Co-lo presence will allow US firms to connect directly to ASX data.
NanoSpeed Launches CME-Certified Ultra-Fast FPGA
NanoSpeed releases solution that enables ultra-fast pre-trade risk checks on the CME
CBOE, Bursa Malaysia, CME, BME Lead Upbeat Q3 Exchange Data Revenues with Double-Digit Growth
Major global exchanges reported growth in market data sales in their latest round of financial results, typically delivering revenue increases of between 5 and 10 percent, with four achieving even higher growth, and usually—though not in all cases…
BGC Reaffirms Intent as GFI, CME Stay Silent
Says offer is “very much for real” in analyst call.
BGC Bid for Rival Broker Turns Hostile
A $675 million offer by BGC Partners to acquire its rival GFI Group is now being presented directly to shareholders, following weeks of protracted negotiations between the firms.
CME Group Enacts Tech Jobs Cut
CME Group announced a company restructure that will cut five percent of its workforce, or about 150 jobs, the majority of which will come from the company's technology division.
Options Expands Into CME, Completes US Co-Lo Map
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options (formerly Options IT) said it has expanded into CME Group's co-location facility in Aura, Illinois, completing its coverage of all US exchange co-location facilities.
CME, CFFEX Sign Data Distribution Deal
CME Group has signed an agreement to license and distribute market data from the Shanghai-based China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX), as part of the Chinese exchange's global development activities to grow its business in international markets.
Taylor to Lead CME Group's Technology and Platform Development
As part of a new leadership structure, CME Group announced Kim Taylor will now serve on its executive team as the president of global operations, technology and risk.
GFI Board Acknowledges BGC Proposal
The board of interdealer broker GFI Group has voted to open its books to suitor BGC Partners, after the brokerage firm made an unsolicited offer to acquire it last week.
CME Files for Trade Repository in Québec
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has filed an application with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the regulatory and oversight body for Québec's financial sector, to operate a trade repository service in Québec.
CME Europe Adds Vermaas as CEO
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) has appointed Cees Vermaas as managing director and CEO of its London-based derivatives exchange, CME Europe.
CME Lifts LSE's Stuart for Sales
CME Group has hired former London Stock Exchange exec Ross Stuart as senior director of information products management.
BGC Presents Offer for GFI Group
Brokerage firm BGC Partners has announced its intention to submit a cash tender offer to the shareholders of GFI Group, in direct competition with a previous announcement that the New York-based firm would be acquired by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange …
Anova Unveils Sub-185us CME Wireless Net
Chicago-based low-latency connectivity provider Anova Technologies has rolled out a new network connection that offers data latency of sub-185 microseconds between CME Group's co-location datacenter in Aurora, Illinois and the Digital Realty Trust…