ICE Announces Investment in Cetip S.A., Brazil's Leading Clearing House

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http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=268981&type=newswires

ATLANTA, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced that it will acquire 12.4% of the shares in Cetip, S.A. (BOVESPA: CTIP3). Cetip is a publicly traded company and is Brazil's largest clearing house, as well as the leading operator of registration and custodial services for securities, fixed-income bonds and OTC derivatives.

IBM acquires Algorithmics for $387m

IBM is to acquire Algorithmics, a financial services risk management specialist, for $387m.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/09/01/247766/IBM-acquires-Algorithmics-for-387m-to-prepare-banks-for-tighter-risk.htm

RTS will acquire First Futures Software

RTS Realtime Systems has signed a Letter of Intent and will acquire First Futures Software.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rts-to-acquire-first-futures-software-in-india-122485038.html

Monex Group to Acquire TradeStation for $411 mm

April 21, 2011
TradeStation Group shares had the biggest percentage price increase on NASDAQ at midday after the company said it would be acquired by Japan's Monex Group in a $411 million deal valued at $9.75 a share.

http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2011/04/21/monex-to-acquire-tradestation-in-411m.html

Intel picks up stake in Omnesys Tech

Technology leader Intel Corp's investment arm Intel Capital today picked up a minority stake in the Bangalore-based Omnesys Technologies that offers equity trading software and order-management systems....

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-12-14/news/27590136_1_intel-capital-president-intel-corp-trading-software

Charles Schwab buys CyberCorp

from http://news.cnet.com/Charles-Schwab-buys-CyberCorp%2C-cuts-commissions/2100-1017_3-236397.html

Charles Schwab, the No. 1 U.S. online broker, announced today it was acquiring CyberCorp, an electronic trading technology and brokerage firm, for about $488 million in stock.

Fortis Fin to acquire Asian CERC

from http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2006-08-15/news/27446343_1_fortis-financial-services-asian-cerc-information-technology-ranbaxy-group

The Ranbaxy Group's financial services arm, Fortis Financial Services, on Monday struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in the Bangalore based IT solutions provider Asian CERC in an attempt to establish a foothold in the IT space.

ACERC provides content and information technology solutions to broking houses in the country. The company's trading and settlement platform is used by medium and large brokerages for trading on the BSE and the NSE.

Carlyle, KKR eye ICICI stake in 3i Infotech

from http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/12/08/icici-3iinfotech-idUSBOM2005020091208

Private equity firms Carlyle, Apax Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts KKR.AS are interested in buying India's ICICI Group's 27 percent stake in IT firm 3i Infotech (TIIN.BO), the Economic Times reported on Tuesday.

The acquisition will require the buyer to launch a mandatory open offer for a further 20 percent from other shareholders, taking the deal value to 8 billion-9 billion rupees ($170 million-$190 million), the newspaper said quoting an unnamed investment banker.

"It is a financial investment and we look at opportunities to unlock value on an ongoing basis," it quoted an ICICI spokesman as saying.