Latest Mergers and acquisitions News: Finextra Research

Linedata sets sights on Asian outsourcing business with QRMO acquisition

Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, has signed an agreement to acquire Quality Risk Management & Operations (QRMO), a leading specialist provider of outsourced middle-office, shadow accounting and risk monitoring services to the asset management and securities industries.

07 August 2017

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Fiserv lifts offer price for Monitise in bid to woo reluctant shareholders

Fiserv has raised its offer for the acquisition of ailing UK mobile outfit Monitise by £5 million to £75 million in a last-ditch attempt to convince recalcitrant shareholders to come onboard.

07 August 2017

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Blackstone/CVC agree £2.96 billion deal for Paysafe

The private equity industry's appetite for blockbuster payment deals shows no signs of abating as Blackstone and CVC agree a £2.96 billion deal to acquire online payments company Paysafe.

04 August 2017

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Infosys to buy CX studio Brilliant Basics

Indian IT giant Infosys is buying London-based product design and customer experience outfit Brilliant Basics. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

04 August 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Global Payments to acquire Active Network; scoops deal with Vista Equity Partners

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, announced today an agreement to acquire the communities and sports divisions of ACTIVE Network from Vista Equity Partners.

03 August 2017

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SoftBank invests $250m in Kabbage

Kabbage, the US online lender for small businesses, has secured a $250 million investment from Japan's Softbank.

03 August 2017

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Payconiq continues European expansion with acquisition of Luxembourg's Digicash

Payconiq, the ING-derived mobile payments app supported by a coalition of banks in Belgium and Holland, is moving into Luxembourg with the acquisition of Digicash.

02 August 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Fiserv buys assets of PCLender

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has acquired the assets of PCLender, LLC, a leader in next generation enterprise internet-based mortgage software and mortgage lending technology solutions.

01 August 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Capco completes split from FIS

Capco, a leading management and technology consultancy focused exclusively on the financial services industry, announced today the completion of a transaction that establishes the company as an independent enterprise.

01 August 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Banca Sella takes stake in mobile banking firm Vipera

In a share subscription arranged by Vipera plc (AIM:VIP), Banca Sella Holding S.p.A (“Sella Bank Group”) has taken a 12.49% stake in Vipera, for its own account.

27 July 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

SIX Payment Services to acquire Frankfurt-based girocard network

SIX Payment Services is buying the Frankfurt-based girocard network operations business from VÖB-ZVD Processing GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Postbank AG.

27 July 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Vipera acquires Madrid-based SoftTelecom

Vipera plc (AIM:VIP), the cutting edge provider of mobile financial services and digital customer engagement solutions, is pleased to announce that it has exchanged contracts to acquire SoftTelecom, a software solutions house based in Madrid.

27 July 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Stripe buys tax reporting outfit Payable

We’re excited to announce that Stripe has acquired Payable to help make it easier for platforms and marketplaces on Stripe Connect to meet their tax reporting obligations worldwide.

26 July 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Cennox completes the acquisition of 3SI Security Systems’ European Division

Cennox, the global supplier of Banking Solutions, has completed the successful acquisition of 3SI Security System’s European Division.

26 July 2017

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Visa invests in card issuing outfit Marqeta

Visa has made a strategic investment in Marqeta as part of a wider multi-year global partnership with the open API card issuing and processing platform.

26 July 2017

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Sage acquires financial management firm Intacct for $850 million

The Sage Group plc (“Sage”), announces that it has agreed to acquire Intacct Corporation (“Intacct”), a leading provider of cloud Financial Management Solutions in North America.

26 July 2017

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Nasdaq acquires behavioural science startup Sybenetix

Nasdaq is to acquire Sybenetix, a UK-based startup that applies behavioural analysis and cognitive computing to sniff our suspicious trading activity at asset management firms.

25 July 2017

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Calypso acquires stake in Sernova Financial

Calypso Technology, Inc., a leading provider of capital markets and investment management software, announced today that it has acquired a minority stake in the capital of Sernova Financial, a provider of Cloud-based clearing and post trade services.

24 July 2017

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Yet more deals announced in payments sector

Investors' interest in the payments sector continues to intensify with today's news that three of the largest private equity firms in the world have made bids to acquire stakes in payment providers.

21 July 2017

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Payments sector hots up as Ingenico agrees $1.5 billion deal for Bambora

Ingenico is to acquire three-year old payment processor Bambora from Nordic Capital for $1.5 billion, adding fuel to an increasingly hot industry sector for M&A activity.

20 July 2017