synopsis: Trading Technologies International, Inc. announced that it has acquired TickIt Trading Systems, LLC (TickIt). TickIt’s software provides traders of every level of expertise a comprehensive and unique combination of capabilities needed to move into advanced low-latency algorithmic and blackbox trading.

synopsis: NYSE Euronext's NYSE Technologies announced the completion of its acquisition of Metabit, a leading Tokyo-based provider of high performance market access products with a trading community of more than 140 trading firms throughout Japan and Asia.

synopsis: ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, announced that it has completed its acquisition of LDB Consulting, Inc. LDB is a company that develops software that assists in the computation and optimization of capital charges, including security haircuts and margins.

synopsis: SunGard has acquired Fox River Execution, a leading broker dealer that provides algorithmic trading technology and execution solutions to institutional firms trading equities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Fox River Execution will augment SunGard’s ability to provide customizable algorithmic trading solutions to help customers.

synopsis: The Carlyle Group announced that it has acquired ITRS Group, a global provider of real-time monitoring systems for the world's financial institutions, in partnership with its founders and management. Carlyle will support ITRS' international expansion and is committed to broadening of the Company's specialized product offering.

synopsis: Open Link Financial, Inc announced that The Carlyle Group has agreed to sell OpenLink, a software provider for participants in the global commodity, energy, agribusiness, commercial/industrial and financial markets, to affiliates of Hellman & Friedman.

synopsis: Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, announced today that it has bought CScreen Ltd., the provider of CScreen, a leading pre-trade price discovery platform for wholesale equity derivatives, from Cinnober Financial Technology AB.

synopsis: SS&C Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced it has closed the acquisition of OMR Systems Corporation and OMR Systems International Limited (OMR), subsidiaries of ADP Financial Information Services, Inc. In Europe and the U.S., OMR is a leading provider of treasury processing software and outsourcing solutions to banks.

synopsis: NYSE Euronext announced the closing of its $200 million acquisition of Wombat Financial Software, the technology innovator and world leader in market data management solutions, as previously announced on January 14, 2008. Wombat will join TransactTools as part of the newly formed NYSE Euronext Advanced Trading Solutions division.

synopsis: Knight Capital Group, Inc. completed the acquisition of EdgeTrade Inc., a privately-held firm for $59.5 million comprising $29.5 million in cash and approximately 2,285,000 shares of unregistered Knight stock. EdgeTrade is a leading agency-only trade execution and algorithmic software firm.

synopsis: Capital Markets Technologies has acquired a 55% equity stake in iBase Solutions Limited "iBase", a UK based financial solutions company specializing in optimizing post-trade processes for financial institutions. iBase is set to launch a suite of software products and services designed to replace inefficient and costly manual processes.

synopsis: SunGard has acquired Shanghai Fudan Kingstar Computer Co., Ltd, a leading provider of software and processing solutions for China’s financial services, higher education and the public sector. Kingstar will help SunGard expand its product offering and business operations in China.

synopsis: SwallowTech, provider of software and services to the treasury, securities and derivatives markets, today announced that it has acquired Monro Business Software (Monrosoft) a Brussels based competitor.

synopsis: Rush Financial Technologies, Inc., dba RushTrade Group (Rush) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with TAL Financial Services, LLC (TFS) to acquire 100% of the outstanding membership interests of Terra Nova Trading, LLC (Terra Nova), Market Wise Securities, LLC and Market Wise Stock Trading School, LLC.

synopsis: US private equity house TA Associates has invested $100 million in the recapitalisation of OpenLink Financial, a NY-based provider of trading systems for the financial and energy markets. Founded in 1992, OpenLink serves many of the largest investment/commercial banks, central banks, energy marketers, public utilities and commercial companies.

synopsis: Thomson Reuters announced that it has acquired the assets and business of Aegisoft. Aegisoft has built its business on the Athena product line, a multi-asset trading platform which provides order and execution management, exchange connectivity and foreign exchange aggregation, as well as client and exchange simulators.

synopsis: ICAP plc, the world’s premier interdealer broker, announced an agreement to acquire all the outstanding share capital of TriOptima AB, the leading post-trade financial technology company, for an initial €109 million in cash.

synopsis: Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group, OpenLink Financial, and TA Associates announced that Carlyle has agreed to purchase OpenLink Financial, a software developer for the commodity, energy and financial services industries, from TA Associates.

synopsis: Quantifi, a leading provider of analytics and risk management solutions to the global credit markets, announced that it has acquired Moment Analytics Inc, a privately held risk management software vendor.

synopsis: First Derivatives plc announced the acquisition of Hologram, an Australian technology company specialising in risk management and data management systems, in a deal worth approximately 2.5m Australian dollars.

synopsis: ConvergEx Group and CVC Capital Partners have mutually agreed to terminate their pending transaction. The merger provided for ConvergEx to be acquired by funds advised by CVC. ConvergEx is a leading technology company providing mission-critical proprietary software products and technology-enabled services.

synopsis: ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, announced that it has completed its acquisition of RealTick® from Barclays Bank PLC. RealTick is a leading global, multi-broker, cross-asset electronic execution platform.

synopsis: ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, announced that it has completed its acquisition of LDB Consulting, Inc. LDB is a company that develops software that assists in the computation and optimization of capital charges, including security haircuts and margins.

synopsis: ConvergEx, a leading provider of investment and execution technology solutions to institutional clients worldwide, announced that it has completed its acquisition of NYFIX Inc.'s U.S. Transaction Services business, which is comprised of the Millennium Alternative Trading System and a suite of direct market access and algorithmic trading products.

synopsis: ConvergEx, a leading provider of investment and execution technology solutions, announced that it has completed its acquisition of the assets of Cogent Consulting LLC., the industry’s leading software development firm specializing in advanced commission management solutions for institutional money managers and broker dealers.

synopsis: GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC announced that BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, a leading provider of global agency brokerage and investment technology solutions, has completed its acquisition of LiquidPoint LLC. BNY ConvergEx Group was formed in 2006 when GTCR partnered with The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Eze Castle Software.

synopsis: SPH Magazines Pte Ltd announced that it has acquired ACP Magazines Pte Ltd. ACP Magazines Pte. Ltd. publishes and sells magazines and digital products in Singapore.

synopsis: Advent International and Taros Capital have sold Dutch payroll business Raet B.V. to CVC Capital Partners. Raet B.V. provides information technology solutions in the field of human resources and payroll services in the Netherlands. It's Raet Online SaaS solution includes components such as payrolling and personnel administration.

synopsis: ConvergEx Group and CVC Capital Partners have mutually agreed to terminate their pending transaction. The merger provided for ConvergEx to be acquired by funds advised by CVC. ConvergEx is a leading technology company providing mission-critical proprietary software products and technology-enabled services.

synopsis: UK media group Emap has sold its Australian magazines to ACP Magazines for AUD $94m. The sale of Emap Australia follows the completion of a strategic review of Emap's Australian consumer magazines business. In the year to 31 March 2007, Emap Australia generated revenue of AUD $66m and an operating profit of AUD $2m.

synopsis: Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd. said on Friday it had agreed to sell a further 25 percent stake in its 50:50 media joint venture to CVC for A$515 million ($426 million). CVC will have 75 percent control of key Australian media assets, including Australia's largest TV network and a stable of magazines, under the deal.

synopsis: Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners and CVC Asia Pacific Ltd have agreed with Publishing and Broadcasting Limited to the establishment of Australia’s largest diversified media group, PBL Media.

synopsis: Advent International, one of the world's leading global private equity firms, today signed an agreement with Lloyds TSB plc to acquire its subsidiary Lloyds TSB Registrars for a total consideration of £550 million ($1.1 billion), subject to completion and other adjustments.

synopsis: TradeMaven LLC and eLocal today jointly announced they have merged the two firms to form TradeMaven Group LLC (TMG). The merger is one of the most significant in the online trading industry, combining TradeMaven's leading technology for online trading with eLocal's exceptional retail and institutional execution and brokerage services.

synopsis: TeleCheck Services, Inc., a subsidiary of First Data Corp., today announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of ClearCheck, Inc., a full-service provider of return check management systems for major retailers and supermarkets across the United States. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: International Monetary Systems, Ltd., a worldwide leader in business-to-business barter services, today announced that it has purchased the assets and client base of Kansas Trade Exchange (KTE), located in Wichita, KS. The transaction will become effective on September 30, 2007.

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announces that it has acquired 9,790,280 shares in London Stock Exchange plc for a price of 1,218 pence per share. The consideration represents approximately GBP 119.2 million (c. US$ 219.4 million).

synopsis: The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. announced that it will complete its acquisition of Brut LLC, the owner and operator of the Brut ECN, from SunGard Data Systems Inc. SDS for a total consideration of $190 million in cash.