Mergers and acquisitions

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UBS under observation from pricing supervisor after acquiring Credit Suisse

Following UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse earlier this year, Swiss consumer pricing supervisor has put the bank under observation amid competition concerns that could bring about higher loan charges.

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EQS Group to acquire Data Legal Drive

EQS Group, a leading international cloud software provider for corporate compliance, investor relations and sustainability reporting, today announces that it has entered into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of French company Data Legal Drive, a key player in the GDPR and anti-corruption compliance software market.

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TASConnect acquires Solv Malaysia and Solv Vietnam

TASConnect, a SaaS supply chain fintech platform, has acquired the Malaysian subsidiary of SOLV, a business-to-business online marketplace for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and is in the process of acquiring the subsidiary in Vietnam.

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SkySparc acquires Infiniance

SkySparc, a leading corporate and financial institutions solutions provider, has joined forces with infiniance, a treasury management consultancy for the corporate finance sector, in a move that will make the combined firm one of the leading treasury consultancies in the Nordic region.

/retail

ABN Amro completes BUX acquisition

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. has officially completed the acquisition of BUX, one of Europe’s most rapidly growing neobrokers.

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Ant Group acquires Dutch payments vendor MultiSafePay

China's Ant Group has acquired Dutch payments firm MultiSafepay as it expands further into Western markets.

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Acuity Knowledge Partners acquires PPA Group

Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Acuity”), a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence solutions to the financial services sector, today announced the acquisition of PPA Group (“PPA”).

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BlackRock to buy private markets data platform Preqin for £2.5 billion

BlackRock is to acquire private market data firm Preqin for £2.55 billion in an all-cash deal expected to close before year end.

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Chime buys enterprise employee rewards platform Salt Labs

Digital banking giant Chime has acquired employee rewards startup Salt Labs. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Nubank buys Hyperplane to push AI-first strategy

Nubank is doubling down on its AI-first strategy with the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based data intelligence outfit Hyperplane for an undisclosed fee.

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Funding Circle sells US business

Small business lender Funding Circle has reached an agreement with iBusiness Funding for the sale of its US operations in a £33 million all-cash deal.

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Klarna sells Checkout business

Klarna is selling its online checkout business to a consortium of investors for around €485 million in order to remove the conflict of interest it created with partners such as Adyen and Stripe.

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AmEx to buy restaurant reservation platform Tock

Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP), the design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online, today announced an agreement to sell Tock, the reservation, table, and event management technology provider, to American Express (NYSE: AXP) for $400 million.

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SaveLend considers sale of billing platform Billecta

The Board of Directors of SaveLend Group AB ("SaveLend Group" or the "Company") has decided to conduct a review of various strategic options for the billing platform segment operated by its subsidiary Billecta AB ("Billecta") with the aim of maximizing SaveLend Group's future potential and optimizing shareholder value.

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Corpay to buy GPS Capital Markets

Corpay, Inc. (NYSE: CPAY), a global corporate payments company, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GPS Capital Markets, LLC.

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Ageras to acquire French fintech Shine from Societe Generale

Danish accounting software fintech Ageras has entered into an exclusive agreement with Societe Generale to acquire Shine, a provider of banking and accounting software for SMEs.

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Abacus Group acquires Tribeca

Abacus Group, a leading IT Managed Services Provider (“MSP”) to financial services firms globally, today announced it has acquired Tribeca Technology Group (Tribeca), a UK-based IT MSP also serving the financial services industry, to further strengthen its existing market presence and capabilities across the UK market.

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Shift4 acquires majority stake in hospitality POS business Vectron

Shift4, the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has acquired a majority stake in Vectron Systems AG, one of the largest European suppliers of point-of-sale (POS) systems to the restaurant and hospitality verticals.

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Judge paves way to end JPMorgan-Viva Wallet valuation dispute

The legal tussle between JPMorgan and the founder of Viva Wallet over the Greek payments firm's valuation appears to have been settled by a UK judge.

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Five Arrows completes Rimes acquisition

Rimes, a leading provider of EDMaaS (enterprise data management as-a-service) and investment platform solutions to the global investment community, today announced the completion of its acquisition by Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co.