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Misys' proposed marriage to Swiss core banking rival Temenos could be on the rocks after the UK banking software vendor confirmed that it has received an approach from Vista Equity Partners.
20 February 2012
Nyse Euronext and CME Group have both submitted bids for the London Metals Exchange (LME), according to Bloomberg.
17 February 2012
Swedish fintech vendor Orc Group has filed to delist from Nasdaq OMX Stockholm after a public tender offer from Nordic Capital was accepted by stockholders controlling over 98% of its shares.
French IT group Sopra has agreed to buy a majority stake in Belgian banking software vendor Callataÿ & Wouters (C&W). Financial terms were not disclosed.
16 February 2012
Nyse Euronext has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in UK trading technology outfit Fixnetix. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Shares in Misys have moved up on rumours that private equity firms are running the rule over the UK vendor's proposed merger with Swiss core banking rival Temenos.
14 February 2012
Private equity firm Carlyle Group has agreed to sell UK cash handling business Talaris to Japan's Glory for around £650 million, nearly doubling its four-year old investment in the former De La Rue division.
Core banking vendors Misys and Temenos have agreed the key terms for their proposed merger, with shareholders of the UK firm taking 53.9% of the combined group and the Swiss outfit the remaining 46.1%.
08 February 2012
Goldman Sachs is preparing to spin off its Redi Technologies unit, inviting other banks and brokers to take a stake in the business, according to Dow Jones.
07 February 2012
Connecticut-based fintech vendor SS&C Technologies says it is considering a move to buy GlopeOp Financial Services, despite the latter striking a £508 million deal with TPG Capital last week.
06 February 2012
Struggling UK exchange operator Plus Markets has put itself in the shop window, commencing a formal sales process to identify potential investors.
03 February 2012
UK core banking vendor Misys has confirmed that it has begun talks with Swiss rival Temenos about a possible all share merger.
Vista Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Thomson Reuters' trade and risk management technology business, re-branding the unit Turaz.
01 February 2012
ATM manufacturer NCR has taken a minority equity stake in Utah-based video banking outfit uGenius. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
31 January 2012
Hedge fund services provider GlobeOp Financial Services is in talks with private equity firms Advent International and TPG Capital about possible takeover offers.
06 January 2012
GE Capital has agreed to buy life insurer MetLife's US retail deposit business, giving it around $7.5 billion in deposits and a new online banking platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.
05 January 2012
Dion Global Solutions has acquired a controlling stake in Frankfurt-based Swissrisk Financial Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
04 January 2012
Lombard Risk Management has acquired the regulatory reporting business of Sofgen for $4.25 million in cash, loan notes and equity.
19 December 2011
Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext have offered the European Commission more concessions in a bid to allay antitrust concerns and secure approval for their $9 billion merger deal.
13 December 2011
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed a £450 million cash deal to buy the 50% stake in FTSE International it does not already own from publisher Pearson.
12 December 2011
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