Mergers and acquisitions

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CMA to block Crowdcube merger with Seedrs

Following an in-depth investigation, the CMA has provisionally found that the proposed merger between Crowdcube and Seedrs will reduce competition and innovation. Crowdcube and Seedrs are the 2 largest equity crowdfunding platforms in the UK.

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Tifin Group acquires Totum Risk and myFinancialAnswers

THE TIFIN GROUP, a holding company with nine fintech companies for the asset and the wealth management industry, today announced the acquisitions of a risk profiling company, Totum Risk and a personal financial planning offering, myFinancialAnswers.

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Prove acquires Medici Global

Prove announced today the acquisition of MEDICI Global, the leading insights and advisory platform for the global fintech industry.

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Acuity Trading acquires Signal Centre

Acuity Analytics, the parent company of financial technology firm Acuity Trading, announced today that it has completed its first acquisition with the purchase of research firm Signal Centre, formerly PIA First.

/retail

Blend to acquire Title365 for $500 million

Blend, a leader in digital lending software, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COOP) to acquire Title365, a top provider of title insurance and settlement services.

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Astorg to acquire Xceptor from CBPE

Astorg, a leading global private equity firm, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Xceptor (“Xceptor” or the “Company”), a global leader in the end-to-end, no-code process automation market, from CBPE Capital LLP (“CBPE”).

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Lighstspeed POS to acquire Vend

Lightspeed POS Inc. (NYSE: LSPD) (TSX: LSPD), a leading provider of cloud-based, omnichannel commerce platforms, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire VendLimited (Vend), a cloud-based retail management software company.

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Aion Bank acquires ETFmatic

Aion Bank, a full service digital bank, today announced the acquisition of ETFmatic. ETFmatic works with some of the best exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the world to offer a transparent end-to-end service to investors.

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CanDeal DNA buys Cibc fixed income data biz

CanDeal Data and Analytics (CanDeal DNA), a leading provider of Canadian financial markets’ OTC data and information services, has acquired Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)’s fixed income data business.

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Sontiq buys data breach intelligence firm Breach Clarity

Sontiq, the leader in intelligent identity security (IIS), today announced it has acquired award-winning data breach intelligence fintech Breach Clarity. As a result of the acquisition, Sontiq’s products – IdentityForce, Cyberscout, and EZShield – all built on its tech-enabled IIS Platform, will have the proprietary capability, BreachIQ.

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EU unconditionally approves Nexi/Nets merger

Nexi hereby announces that today the European Commission granted the clearance to the proposed merger between Nets and Nexi.

/retail

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners takes majority stake in Creditinfo

Creditinfo Group, the leading global credit information and decision analytics provider, today announces that the private equity firm, Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has become its new majority shareholder.

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Nets Group completes the $2.85 billion sale of account-to-account services business to Mastercard

The Nets Group, a leading payment provider in Europe, today announces the completion of the sale of its account-to-account based services, including clearing, instant payment services, and e-billing solutions, to Mastercard for €2.85 billion.

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Wipro to acquire Capco for $1.45 billion

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capco, a global management and technology consultancy providing digital, consulting and technology services to financial institutions in the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific.

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Square to acquire majority stake in Jay-Z music streaming service Tidal

Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority ownership stake in TIDAL, the global music and entertainment platform that brings fans and artists together through unique music, content, and experiences.

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Shift4 Payments acquires VenueNext

Shift4 Payments (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment processing solutions, today announced the acquisition of VenueNext, a leader in next-generation mobile commerce, point-of-sale, and loyalty solutions for venues.

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TRG Screen acquires Jordan & Jordan's market data reporting business

TRG Screen, the leading provider of enterprise subscription spend management solutions, today announced it has acquired the Market Data Reporting (MDR) business from Jordan & Jordan (J&J).

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Euronext acquires remaining interest in iBabs

Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of the remaining 40% interest in iBabs, a leading provider of dematerialised and secured board portal solutions for corporate and public organisations in Europe, held by the founders of the company who are now exiting the business after a successful transition period.

/cloud

Sovos buys Brazil-based Fit Sistemas

Global tax software provider Sovos today announced it has acquired Brazil-based Fit Sistemas, a leading provider of cloud-based regulatory reporting and electronic invoicing solutions.

/retail

Key to buy AQN Strategies

Key has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AQN Strategies LLC (“AQN”), an analytics-driven consultancy with deep expertise in the financial services industry.