Mergers and acquisitions

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INTL FCStone to buy outsourced trading firm Fillmore Advisors

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) today announced that it has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire outsourced trading firm Fillmore Advisors. This news follows-on from the announcement that INTL launched a Prime Brokerage division in April of this year – with Fillmore Advisors now becoming an extension of that offering. This transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is effective on closing.

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IBM closes $34 billion Red Hat acquisition

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat announced today that they have closed the transaction under which IBM acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total equity value of approximately $34 billion.

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Mastercard completes Transfast acquisition

Today, Mastercard announced the completion of the acquisition of Transfast, a global payments company with significant cross-border network reach.

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Aquis Exchange buys NEX from CME Group

Aquis Exchange PLC (AIM: AQX), the exchange services group that operates pan-European cash equities trading businesses and develops and licenses exchange software to third parties, is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire NEX Exchange Limited ("NEX Exchange") from CME Group Inc. (the "Acquisition") for a cash consideration of £1, plus approximately £2.7 million based on NEX Exchange's current working capital levels.

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PayU expands into Southeast Asia through Red Dot stake

PayU, the payments and fintech business of Naspers, today announces the acquisition of a majority stake in Red Dot Payment, a Southeast Asia focused online payment solutions provider.

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NCR buys D3

NCR Corporation (NCR), a technology leader for the financial industry, today announced that the company has acquired D3 Technology, Inc., a leading provider of online and mobile banking for the Large Financial Institution (LFI) market.

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Avaloq acquires Derivative Partners

Avaloq, the leading cloud platform and service provider for banks, wealth managers and investment firms, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Zurich-based Derivative Partners AG, the number one independent information and data provider for Structured Products and Derivatives in Switzerland.

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Jack Henry acquires Geezeo

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.® (NASDAQ: JKHY) today announced the acquisition of Geezeo, a Boston-based provider of retail and business digital financial management solutions.

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Signicat acquires Norwegian digital identity specialist, Idfy

Signicat, a leader in verified digital identity solutions, has today announced the acquisition of Idfy, a fast-growing provider of secure identification and electronic signature solutions.

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Jaja Finance acquires Bank of Ireland UK’s credit card portfolio

Bank of Ireland UK (“The Bank”) has today announced a new partnership with digital finance company Jaja Finance Limited (“Jaja”).

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Paramount Management Group buys EZ Payments

Paramount Management Group is pleased to announce it has acquired EZ Payments, Inc., one of the largest deployers (IADs) in Puerto Rico.

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Nordea invests in e-commerce startup Mondido

Nordea adds yet another fintech company to its portfolio of partners when investing in the e-commerce solution Mondido. A step that will strengthen our Nordea Connect e-commerce offer.

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Capital One to acquire BlueTarp Financial

Capital One announced today the entry into a definitive agreement to acquire BlueTarp Financial, a leading business-to-business trade credit financing company headquartered in Portland, Maine.

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The Access Group acquires Eazy Collect

The Access Group, one of the UK’s leading providers of software to the UK mid-market, has today announced the completion of the acquisition of Eazy Collect, one of the UK’s leading payment platform providers for SME’s, not-for-profit, blue-chip corporates and public sector.

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Mogo Finance Technology and Difference Capital merge

Mogo Finance Technology Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ: MOGO) ("Mogo") and Difference Capital Financial Inc. (now “Mogo Inc.”) (TSX: DCF) ("Difference" or, following the Arrangement (as defined below), the “Combined Entity”) are pleased to announce the completion of Mogo’s previously announced arrangement (the “Arrangement”) under the Business Corporations Act(British Columbia) (“BCBCA”), pursuant to which Mogo combined its business with the business of Difference.

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Celero Commerce buys Elmhurst and Tandem

Celero Commerce (“Celero”), a vertically-focused commerce solutions provider, announced the acquisitions of Elmhurst Financial Services (“Elmhurst”), the leading financial institution-focused payment processing provider, and Tandem Innovative Payment Solutions (“Tandem”), a technology-focused payment processing provider.

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Nordic IT giants Tieto and Evry agree merger

Tieto and EVRY have today announced a merger agreement to create one of the most competitive digital services and software companies in the Nordics.

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Phoebus Software in management buyout

After over thirty years of private ownership, Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has concluded a management buyout (MBO) backed by NorthEdge Capital.

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Payment Alliance International acquires ISA-Ecash

Payment Alliance International (PAI), a leader in ATM portfolio management products and services, announced today that it has acquired Massachusetts-based ATM operator ISA-Ecash.

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Intertrust buys Viteos for $330m

Intertrust N.V. ("Intertrust"), a leading global provider of expert administrative services to corporate, fund, capital markets and private wealth clients, today announces the acquisition of Viteos1, a provider of leading-edge technology solutions for U.S. funds, from PPC Enterprises LLC, FiveW Capital LLC (an affiliate of 22C Capital) and Viteos management.