Mergers and acquisitions

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Vista Equity Partners completes acquisition of Thomson Reuters risk unit

Vista Equity Partners has completed the acquisition of Thomson Reuters' trade and risk management technology business, re-branding the unit Turaz.

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NCR takes stake in video banking firm uGenius

ATM manufacturer NCR has taken a minority equity stake in Utah-based video banking outfit uGenius. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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GlobeOp in takeover talks

Hedge fund services provider GlobeOp Financial Services is in talks with private equity firms Advent International and TPG Capital about possible takeover offers.

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GE Capital to buy MetLife US retail deposit business

GE Capital has agreed to buy life insurer MetLife's US retail deposit business, giving it around $7.5 billion in deposits and a new online banking platform. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Dion buys controlling stake in Swissrisk

Dion Global Solutions has acquired a controlling stake in Frankfurt-based Swissrisk Financial Systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Lombard Risk buys Sofgen regulatory reporting business

Lombard Risk Management has acquired the regulatory reporting business of Sofgen for $4.25 million in cash, loan notes and equity.

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Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext offer more concessions to regulators

Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext have offered the European Commission more concessions in a bid to allay antitrust concerns and secure approval for their $9 billion merger deal.

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LSE to buy Pearson's FTSE stake

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed a £450 million cash deal to buy the 50% stake in FTSE International it does not already own from publisher Pearson.

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TMX Group agrees Razor Risk acquisition as Maple deal faces regulatory concerns

Canadian exchange operator TMX Group has agreed a deal to buy Australia's Razor Risk Technologies for around C$10.18 million in cash.

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Patsystems receives takeover approach as MF Global fallout continues

Hit hard by the collapse of its largest customer, MF Global, troubled UK screen-dealing software house Patsystems has been approached about a takeover by ION Trading.

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Pre-paid outfit Green Dot cleared to buy bank

US pre-paid card outfit Green Dot has been given the all clear by regulators to buy Bonneville, a small Utah-based bank.

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Ffastfill posts H1 pre-tax loss; agrees WTD Consulting acquisition

Ffastfill has posted a pre-tax loss of £107,000 for the first half on flat revenues of £7.3 million. The UK derivatives trading vendor has also agreed to buy the business and assets of Chicago-based WTD Consulting for up to £7.6 million.

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Tokyo and Osaka exchanges agree merger

The Tokyo and Osaka stock exchanges have agreed to merge in 2013 as they seek to strengthen their positions in a global market in the midst of a wave of consolidation.

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Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext to shed businesses to win EU approval for merger

Deutsche Börse and Nyse Euronext are proposing to divest their overlapping equity options business across Europe and open up third party access to Eurex Clearing in an effort to win EU approval for their $9 billion merger deal.

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Visa takes stake in data analytics firm

Visa Europe has taken a minority stake in Beyond Analysis, a UK-based analytics firm, as it looks to gain deeper insight into consumer behaviour from card transaction spending patterns.

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Clear2Pay agrees Level Four acquisition

Belgian electronic payments outfit Clear2Pay has inked an agreement to buy UK ATM testing specialist Level Four Software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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McGraw-Hill and CME Group form S&P/Dow Jones Indices JV

McGraw-Hill and CME Group have agreed a deal to pool their S&P and Dow Jones index businesses in a new joint venture.

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Japanese telco NTT Docomo takes stake in German bank

Japanese telco NTT Docomo has moved to boost its mobile payments operations in Germany, buying a controlling stake in private bank Bankverein Werther.

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Markit buys quantitative research specialist QSG

Markit has acquired Quantitative Services Group (QSG), a provider of independent equity research, trading analytics and investment consulting services. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Accenture to buy Banco Popolare IT services business; inks outsourcing contracts

Accenture has signed a deal to acquire Itaca Service, an IT services business owned by Banco Popolare subsidiary, Banca Italease. The vendor has also inked five year outsourcing agreements with Banco Popolare and Itaca Service customer Alba Leasing.