Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
LSE Buys Two-Thirds Stake in GATElab
GATElab, a vendor of low-latency trading solutions, announced today that it has sold a 67 percent stake to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), effective as of last December.
Squawker, Ullink Complete Connectivity
Squawker, the London-based pan-European, sell-side block trading venue, and Ullink, a provider of low-latency connectivity and trading technology, are now connected through Ullink's global trading network.
DCM Capital Goes Under the Hammer
DCM Capital, the sentiment analysis business spawned following the demise of CEO Paul Hawtin's ‘Twitter Fund', is up for sale.
Gresham Invites FDM to Help Implement its Transaction Control Software
Gresham Computing, a provider of transaction control solutions, has appointed FDM Group, fellow London-based IT services provider, as a strategic implementation partner for its Clareti Transaction Control (CTC) software.
After ConvergEx, Eze Eyes Integrated Technology Approach
After the announcement that ConvergEx Group would be selling its RealTick and Eze Castle Software businesses to TPG Capital, it was also stated that the two technology vendors would combine to form the Eze Software Group. With the private investment firm…
ConvergEx Quits 'Front-End' Tech Business with Eze, RealTick Sale
ConvergEx Group has announced a definitive agreement to sell its Eze Castle Software and RealTick businesses to private investment firm TPG Capital.
Belfius Bank Partners Clearstream for Collateral Management, OTC Derivatives
Belfius Bank, a banking and insurance group wholly owned by the Belgian state, has partnered with post-trade services provider Clearstream to develop a new collateral management activity for bilateral trades.
Post-Acquisition, Markit EDM Targets Sell Side, Asia Growth
Daniel Simpson, CEO of Markit EDM—formerly Cadis, which Markit bought last year—says 2013 will be the year the vendor reaps the benefits from the acquisition.
Banks Snap Up Traiana Stake from Icap
Interdealer broker Icap has announced that it sold a 12 percent stake in foreign exchange (FX) specialist subsidiary Traiana, to a consortium of banks, with an option for them to buy a further 20 percent of the business.
Trading Technologies and Phillip Capital Expand Relationship Into US
Phillip Futures, a Chicago-based futures clearing entity of Singapore's Phillip Capital, and Chicago-based derivatives solutions vendor Trading Technologies (TT) have begun offering TT's high-speed derivatives execution solutions to Phillip Futures'…
Wall Street Systems Takes Control of IT2 Treasury Systems
Wall Street Systems has acquired total share ownership of IT2 Treasury Systems, a provider of treasury management software, from CapMan Technology.