Mergers and acquisitions

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Bottomline buys Sterci and Simplex

Bottomline Technologies is increasing its presence in the financial messaging arena with the acquisitions of Swiss outfit Sterci and London-based Simplex. Financial terms have not yet been disclosed.

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CVC Capital buys Skrill Group for EUR600m

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in Britsh online payments provider Skrill Group from Investcorp for around EUR600 million.

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D+H closes $1.2bn Harland acquisition

Canadian financial technology firm Davis and Henderson (D+H) has completed the US$1.2 billion cash acquisition of US counterpart Harland Financial Solutions.

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IBM agrees Trusteer acquisition

IBM is buying security software vendor Trusteer and opening a cybersecurity lab in Israel. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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PE firms buy stakes in Bats

Private equity firms Spectrum Equity and TA Associates have both bought minority stakes in Bats Global Markets from Lehman Brothers Holdings. Financial terms have not been disclosed.

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Bob Diamond in talks to buy stake in Aquis Exchange - FT

Bob Diamond, the controversial former Barclays chief, is in talks about buying a stake in Aquis Exchange, the new pan-European equities trading market being set up by Alasdair Hayne, according to the Financial Times.

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Cardtronics makes European push through Cardpoint acquisition

American ATM operator Cardtronics has strengthened its position in the UK and entered the German market through the acquisition of Cardpoint for around £100 million in cash.

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Warsaw Stock Exchange in talks to buy stake in Haynes' Aquis platform

The Warsaw Stock Exchange says that it is in talks about buying a 30% stake in Aquis Exchange, the UK-based start-up hoping to open a pan-European equities trading market.

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Marlin Equity Partners buys Asset Control

Data management software vendor Asset Control has been acquired by Marlin Equity Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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DTCC buys Thomson Reuters out of Omgeo

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has entered into a binding agreement to acquire full ownership of post-trade processing utility Omgeo.

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Goldman Sachs sells majority stake in Redi fintech biz

Goldman Sachs has sold a majority stake in its Redi fintech unit to a consortium of major finance players. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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London Stock Exchange to acquire Turquoise Derivatives

The London Stock Exchange is to acquire the derivatives business of Turquoise Global Holdings, in which it owns a 51% stake.

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Intuit agrees $1bn sale of financial services business

Intuit has agreed to sell its IFS division - which provides online and mobile banking technology to financial services firms - to private equity firm Thoma Bravo for around $1.025 billion in cash.

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EU approves ICE take-over of Nyse Euronext

The European Commission has cleared the proposed $8.2 billion acquisition of Nyse Euronext by IntercontinentalExchange.

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Icap invests in portfolio reporting and data analytics firm EFM

Interdealer broker Icap has made a strategic investment in Enso Financial Management (EFM), an early-stage provider of portfolio reporting and data analytics services to hedge funds and asset managers.

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Datawatch agrees Panopticon acquisition

Datawatch has agreed to buy Swedish real-time visual data discovery specialist Panopticon Software for around $31.4 million in stock.

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Markit acquires DTCC corporate actions validation service

Financial data outfit Markit has acquired the assets of Global Corporate Actions Validation Service from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Progress to sell Apama to Software AG

Progress Software has agreed to sell its Apama complex event processing (CEP) platform to Swiss vendor Software AG. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Tibco goes after real-time Big Data with StreamBase acquisition

Tibco Software has acquired complex event processing vendor StreamBase Systems for an undisclosed sum.

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Gores Group acquires Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions

France Telecom-Orange has sold its trading communications business to US private equity operator Gores Group and management for an undisclosed amount.