Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Broadridge Buys Bonaire in Continued Buy-Side Push
Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired buy-side focused vendor Bonaire Software Solutions for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close next month.
Futures Trade Bodies Combine as FIA Global
The Futures and Options Association (FOA) and the Futures Industry Association (FIA), trade groups representing participants in derivatives markets, have agreed to merge, and will become a single organization under the name FIA Global.
Icap Invests in Portfolio and Data Analytics Firm EFM
Interdealer broker Icap has invested in portfolio reporting and data analytics firm Enso Financial Management (EFM) to support its growth strategy.
Datawatch Agrees Panopticon Purchase
Big-data specialist Datawatch has announced an agreement to acquire Swedish visualization and analytics vendor Panopticon.
Progress Agrees Apama Sale to Software AG
Progress Software has reached an agreement with Software AG over the sale of its complex events processing (CEP) arm, Apama.
Tibco Acquires StreamBase Systems
Infrastructure provider Tibco has announced its acquisition of complex events processing (CEP) vendor StreamBase.
Markit-Quartet Alliance to Yield Increased Risk Performance
Markit and Quartet FS, the London-based provider of in-memory analytics technology, have announced an alliance that, according to Markit, will enhance the way its Markit Analytics’ clients visualize stochastic risk calculations such as Risk Weighted…
NYSE-ICE Acquisition Proposal Gains Shareholder Approval
Shareholders in NYSE Euronext have approved the acquisition of the stock exchange giant by IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), one of the first steps in the formalization of an entity that spans equities, commodities and derivatives trading.
Nasdaq Completes Purchase of Thomson Reuters Businesses
Nasdaq OMX has completed its acquisition of Thomson Reuters' investor relations, public relations and multimedia solutions businesses, which will be integrated with Nasdaq's global technology solutions business.