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UK exchange operator Plus Markets says it has had "a number of indicative proposals" since putting itself up for sale in February.
17 April 2012
Intuit has acquired Boston-based mobile commerce company AisleBuyer in a deal reported to be worth up to $100 million.
11 April 2012
McGraw-Hill unit S&P Capital IQ has acquired market data and trading technology vendor Quanthouse. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
03 April 2012
Google has acquired payments technology company TxVia for an undisclosed fee as it scrambles to give its Wallet service a much-needed shot in the arm. Meanwhile, the firm has lost Wallet co-founder Rob von Behren to rival Square.
CVC Capital Partners and ValueAct Capital have withdrawn from the race to take over Misys, leaving Vista Equity Partners as the sole surviving bidder for the UK-based banking software house.
02 April 2012
The Tokyo and London stock exchanges are bailing out on their joint venture market for growing companies in Japan, with the TSE agreeing to buy out its former partner.
27 March 2012
UK mobile money outfit Monitise has agreed a £109 million, all-share deal to buy privately-held US counterpart Clairmail.
26 March 2012
Orc Group, the Swedish trading systems firm recently acquired by private equity house Nordic capital, is to part company with its CEO and demerge previously acquired businesses Neonet and CameronTec.
22 March 2012
Deutsche Börse is to sue the European Commission over its decision to block a proposed $9 billion merger with Nyse Euronext.
20 March 2012
Having killed off a proposed merger with Temenos, core banking vendor Misys has agreed a £1.27 billion cash deal to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners.
19 March 2012
Connecticut-based fintech vendor SS&C Technologies appears to have won the battle for GlopeOp Financial Services with a 485 pence a share cash offer, trumping an earlier bid from TPG Capital.
14 March 2012
Swiss core banking vendor Temenos has pulled out of merger talks with Misys in the face of competition from two rival bidders for its British competitor.
12 March 2012
Green Dot, the US prepaid card outfit with designs on entering the retail banking market, has agreed a deal to buy Loopt, a location-based mobile rewards marketing specialist, in a cash deal worth $43.4 million.
09 March 2012
The London Stock Exchange is to acquire a majority 60% stake in LCH.Clearnet in a deal valuing the clearing house at EUR813 million.
Visa Europe is set to take a 15% equity stake in Mobile Money Network (MMN), a joint venture between Monitise, retailer Best Buy Europe and Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone.
07 March 2012
UK-based payment technology vendor CreditCall has completed a management buy-out with the backing of FF&P Private Equity and Bestport Ventures. Financial terms were not disclosed.
05 March 2012
Core banking vendor Misys is in talks with its largest shareholder, ValueAct Capital, and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners about a potential joint takeover offer.
Thomson Reuters has agreed to sell off Portia, its middle-to-back office investment operations platform, to SS&C Technologies for $170 million.
29 February 2012
Oberthur Technologies has entered exclusive negotiations to buy US mobile money specialist MoreMagic Solutions. Financial details have not been disclosed but MoreMagic's major shareholders, including Battery Ventures and Vision Capital, are backing the deal.
28 February 2012
Swiss core banking vendor Temenos is working furiously to seal a merger deal with UK rival Misys as its latest set of results show a 33% drop in new license sales for the fourth quarter.
22 February 2012
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