KPMG has acquired from G2 FinTech (G2), a boutique tax technology firm that specialises in tax analysis and compliance software for the investment management community, all of its United States tax software and intellectual property, including G2’s flagship product, TaxGopher.
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is to acquire Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), a provider of financial market data, analytics and related trading solutions, from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus. The acquisition is valued at approximately USD5.2 billion, including USD3.65 billion in cash
Eze Software Group is to acquire TKS Solutions, a specialty software provider of shareholder and partnership accounting tools. The value of the deal, which is expected to close next month, has not been disclosed. TKS Solutions’ core product, known as
Deutsche Börse has completed its acquisition of trading platform 360T, following the approval of relevant antitrust authorities and the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). 360T remains under the regulatory supervision of BaFin and operates under the existing management team.
JTC Group has expanded its operations in the Cayman Islands through the acquisition of GAM's fund administration business. The deal, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, will see all 14 GAM staff in Cayman transfer to JTC. Completion of the
A group of strategic investors are to acquire a controlling ownership interest in Canadian asset manager Front Street Capital through a new company FS Group Holdings Ltd. The transaction is expected to close prior to 31 December, 2015, subject to
Private equity firm TA Associates is to acquire Frank Russell Company’s asset management business, Russell Investments, from London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in a deal valued at USD1.15 billion. As part of the deal, which is subject to the usual regulatory approvals and
FCA-regulated Divisa UK Limited (Divisa Capital) has acquired Laboratory of Financial Technologies CJSC (FinLab), a financial services provider incorporated in the Republic of Armenia. The firm, renamed Divisa AM CJSC (DAM), will relaunch in the final quarter of 2015
Markit, a provider of financial information services, has completed its acquisition of CoreOne Technologies, a provider of regulatory reporting, index management, data management and prime brokerage services to financial institutions. The acquisition strengthens Markit’s Information and Solutions businesses with CoreOne’s
Calamos Investments has strengthened its position in the global alternatives space with the acquisition of San Francisco-based global long/short manager Phineus Partners. Founded in 2002 by Michael Grant, Phineus is a fundamentally-driven investment firm that, like Calamos, employs a blend
