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Allen & Overy

The law firms that won roles in transaction that to be the largest European technology M&A deal

31/10/2016(0)
Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors for $39bn. Smartphone chip designer Qualcomm has agreed to the world’s biggest ... Read More
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Two of the largest online brokerages are near to a $4 Billion acquisition Deal

24/10/2016(0)
TD Ameritrade, TD Bank Said Near $4 Billion Scottrade Deal Deal would combine two of the largest online brokerages Toronto-Dominion Bank said to acquire banking operations TD Ameritrade Holding ... Read More
Securities Exchange Commission

SEC Charges Board Member With Insider Trading During and After Board Meeting

24/10/2016(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Tennessee-based lawyer who served on the executive committee of the board of directors at Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners with insider trading ... Read More
Slater-&-Gordon

World’s First Publicly-Traded Law Firm Facing Securities Class Action

14/10/2016(0)
There’s a cautionary tale playing out in Australia over what can happen when law firms take money from outside investors, something that’s still prohibited here in the U.S. Slater ... Read More
ICAP

ICAP acquires Abide Financial

13/10/2016(0)
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has acquired Abide Financial (Abide), a market-leading global ... Read More
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Tullett Prebon issued an update on ICAP’s proposed acquisition

26/09/2016(0)
Tullett Prebon plc (“Tullett Prebon”), one of the world’s leading interdealer brokers, announces that Ken Pigaga, Global Chief Operating Officer of ICAP plc (“ICAP”), has decided not to take ... Read More
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Thomson Reuters Strengthens Buy-Side Trading Capabilities with REDE Acquisition

23/09/2016(0)
Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire REDI Holdings, a trading technology pioneer whose flagship REDIPlus execution management system (EMS) provides advanced cross-asset class trading capabilities to ... Read More
KCG

KCG Completes Acquisition of Neonet

15/09/2016(0)
KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) (“KCG”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Neonet Securities AB (“Neonet”), an independent agency broker and execution specialist based in Stockholm, ... Read More
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E*TRADE Announces Acquisition of OptionsHouse

26/07/2016(0)
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aperture New Holdings, Inc., the ultimate parent company of OptionsHouse, for $725 million in cash. The transaction will boost ... Read More
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MasterCard Announces Acquisition of VocaLink

22/07/2016(0)
MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 92.4 percent of VocaLink Holdings Limited for about £700 million (approximately US$920 million), ... Read More
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