Mergers and acquisitions

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Nomura sells Swedish tech unit to Cinnober

Nomura has sold its Swedish technology outpost to local trading IT supplier Cinnober.

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Icap agrees to buy Plus Exchange for £1 cash

Intedealer broker Icap has agreed to acquire loss-making Plus Stock Exchange, the smaller company equity exchange, for £1 in cash.

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Calypso and Cinnober shortlisted for LME Clear

Calypso and Cinnober will go head-to-head in a battle to win the contract to build a new clearing house for the London Metal Exchange.

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Icap in talks to buy Plus Markets' exchange business

Icap is in talks with Plus Markets Group to acquire the distressed small cap market's equities exchange business "for a nominal sum".

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Markit to buy Cadis

Financial information vendor Markit has agreed to buy enterprise data management (EDM) specialist Cadis. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Nasdaq OMX to buy GRC specialist BWise

Nasdaq OMX Group has agreed to acquire BWise, an enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) software vendor. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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LCH.Clearnet in discussions to acquire IDCG from Nasdaq OMX

European clearing house LCH.Clearnet has confirmed that it is in discussions to acquire International Derivatives Clearing Group (IDCG) from Nasdaq OMX as it bids to grow its interest rate swaps business in the US.

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Plus Markets says considering several takeover proposals

UK exchange operator Plus Markets says it has had "a number of indicative proposals" since putting itself up for sale in February.

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Intuit buys m-commerce start-up AisleBuyer

Intuit has acquired Boston-based mobile commerce company AisleBuyer in a deal reported to be worth up to $100 million.

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S&P Capital IQ buys Quanthouse

McGraw-Hill unit S&P Capital IQ has acquired market data and trading technology vendor Quanthouse. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Google buys payments firm TxVia; loses Wallet co-founder to Square

Google has acquired payments technology company TxVia for an undisclosed fee as it scrambles to give its Wallet service a much-needed shot in the arm. Meanwhile, the firm has lost Wallet co-founder Rob von Behren to rival Square.

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CVC/ValueAct walk away from Misys bidding

CVC Capital Partners and ValueAct Capital have withdrawn from the race to take over Misys, leaving Vista Equity Partners as the sole surviving bidder for the UK-based banking software house.

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LSE offloads Tokyo Aim stake to TSE

The Tokyo and London stock exchanges are bailing out on their joint venture market for growing companies in Japan, with the TSE agreeing to buy out its former partner.

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Monitise agrees Clairmail acquisition

UK mobile money outfit Monitise has agreed a £109 million, all-share deal to buy privately-held US counterpart Clairmail.

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Orc Group to break-up business; search for new CEO

Orc Group, the Swedish trading systems firm recently acquired by private equity house Nordic capital, is to part company with its CEO and demerge previously acquired businesses Neonet and CameronTec.

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Deutsche Börse to sue European Commission over merger block

Deutsche Börse is to sue the European Commission over its decision to block a proposed $9 billion merger with Nyse Euronext.

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Misys agrees £1.27bn Vista takeover

Having killed off a proposed merger with Temenos, core banking vendor Misys has agreed a £1.27 billion cash deal to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners.

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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.