Latest Mergers and acquisitions News: Finextra Research

Visa close to $22bn Visa Europe acquisition - reports

Speculation is mounting that Visa could confirm on Monday that it has agreed a $22 billion deal to buy back former subsidiary Visa Europe.

30 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

PwC buys forensic data search platform Kusiri

PwC’s deals and forensics practice has acquired the assets of Kusiri, a technology start-up which provides a forensic data search platform used to discover fraud and for compliance screening. Six people from Kusiri joined PwC’s forensics team on Monday 26 October.

28 October 2015

News/Mergers and acquisitions

ICE to buy Interactive Data for $5.2bn

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has agreed to buy Interactive Data Corporation (IDC) from its private equity owners for $5.2 billion in cash and stock.

26 October 2015

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Nasdaq targets private company trading through SecondMarket acquisition

Nasdaq has bolstered its Private Markets business through the acquisition of SecondMarket Solutions, which facilitates trading of shares in private companies. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

22 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Eze Software to acquire TKS Solutions

Eze Software Group, a premier provider of global financial technology, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TKS Solutions, LLC, a Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based specialty software provider of shareholder and partnership accounting tools, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close next month.

22 October 2015

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Funding Circle moves into Europe with Zencap acquisition

UK-based peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle is to expand into Europe with a deal to acquire German lender Zencap.

20 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Reynolds moves into mortgage processing with IDS acquisition

Reynolds and Reynolds, a leading provider of automotive dealership software, documents and compliance services, and digital marketing, today announced the company has acquired IDS, a leading provider of mortgage documents and compliance services.

19 October 2015

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Diebold in talks with Wincor Nixdorf over $2 billion takeover

US ATM manufacturer Diebdold is in takeover talks with Wincor Nixdorf in a deal that would value the German firm at nearly $2 billion.

19 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Fastacash acquires stake in Myanmar's MyPay

fastacash, a global platform enabling payments across social, has made a strategic investment in Myanmar focused company, MyPAY.

19 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

FactSet closes Portware acquisition

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) (NASDAQ:FDS), a leading provider of integrated financial information and analytical applications to the global investment community, today announced that following regulatory approval, it has completed its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding membership interests of Portware, LLC.

16 October 2015

News/Mergers and acquisitions

Sparebank 1 acquires Norwegian technology base of mobile startup mCash

Norway's Sparebank 1 has acquired the local market technology assets of Oslo-based mobile payment network mCash for an undisclosed sum.

16 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Deutsche Börse completes 360T acquisition

Today Deutsche Börse completed the acquisition of 360T, following the approval of relevant antitrust authorities and the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).

15 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

GE to sell commercial lending and leasing business to Wells Fargo

GE (NYSE: GE) has reached an agreement to sell GE Capital’s global Commercial Distribution Finance, North American Vendor Finance and Corporate Finance platforms to Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC).

14 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Orc and CameronTec to combine as new entity

Orc, a global market leader in electronic trading technology, today announced that Cidron Delfi S.à r.l*, the owner of Orc Group Holding AB and CameronTec Intressenter Holding AB, the global standard in financial messaging infrastructure and tools for the capital markets industry, intends to combine both companies under a new entity.

14 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

IDology invests in Payfone

IDology, a leader in multi-layered identity verification and fraud prevention solutions for the customer-not-present environment, today announced a strategic equity investment in Payfone, a leading mobile identity authentication provider.

13 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

D+H Swift certified

DH Corporation ("D+H") (TSX: DH), a leading provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, today announced that PAYplus FTS, its payment processing and messaging application, has been awarded with a Swift Certified Application label.

13 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Rapid Addition acquires DET Technologies

Rapid Addition, a leading provider of trading technology has entered an agreement to acquire the business, assets and employees of DET Technologies, a provider of low latency hub and monitoring software to support electronic trading.

08 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Wincor Nixdorf acquires Brink's Netherland

By acquiring Brink’s CiT operations in the Netherlands, Wincor Nixdorf is expanding its cash management capacities in the Netherlands.

08 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

Vasco pays $85 million to acquire e-signature firm Silanis

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VDSI), a global leader in authentication, electronic signatures, and identity management, announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Silanis Technology, Inc. (Silanis), a leading provider of electronic signature (e-signature) and digital transaction solutions used to sign, send and manage documents.

07 October 2015

Company update/Mergers and acquisitions

AppTech agrees FlowPay acquisition

AppTech Corp. (OTC: APCX) announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire FlowPay™, a comprehensive cloud-based mobile payment platform designed specifically for the tax exempt non-profit market.

06 October 2015