Mergers and acquisitions

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SS&C looks set to win GlobeOp race

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.

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Temenos walks away from Misys merger

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.

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Green Dot to buy Loopt

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.

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London Stock Exchange agrees deal to take control of LCH.Clearnet

The London Stock Exchange is to acquire a majority 60% stake in LCH.Clearnet in a deal valuing the clearing house at EUR813 million.

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Visa Europe takes stake in Mobile Money Network

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.

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CreditCall completes management buy-out

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.

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CVC and ValueAct enter Misys fray

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.

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Thomson Reuters offloads Portia to SS&C

Thomson Reuters has agreed to sell off Portia, its middle-to-back office investment operations platform, to SS&C Technologies for $170 million.

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Oberthur to buy mobile money firm MoreMagic

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.

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Temenos races to seal deal with Misys as new license sales wane

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.

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Vista Equity Partners makes Misys approach

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.

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Nyse Euronext and CME Group make LME bids - Bloomberg

Nyse Euronext and CME Group have both submitted bids for the London Metals Exchange (LME), according to Bloomberg.

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Orc Group files for delisting as shareholders accept Nordic Capital offer

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.

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Sopra to acquire C&W majority stake

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.

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Nyse Euronext to buy Fixnetix stake

Nyse Euronext has agreed to acquire a 25% stake in UK trading technology outfit Fixnetix. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Misys shares edge up on M&A rumours

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.

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Carlyle to sell cash handling firm Talaris

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.

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Lawrie exits as Misys and Temenos agree key merger terms

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%.

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Goldman to spin off Redi Technologies business - Dow Jones

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.

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SS&C ponders GlopeOp bid

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.