Macquarie Group Ltd (Macquarie) is acquiring a 42.5% stake in sugar and ethanol advisory, supply chain management and trading firm C Czarnikow Ltd from Wilmar International Ltd, which will cease to be a shareholder. Bringing significant expertise in agricultural risk
NYSE Euronext has provided a statement and timeline for the completion of its acquisition by IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), an operator of global markets and clearing houses. ICE and NYSE Euronext now have all regulatory approvals necessary to proceed with closing their
NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Borse have both agreed to a mutual termination of the business combination agreement originally signed by the companies on 15 February, 2011. The move comes following the recently announced decision by the European Commission to block
Cairn Capital has structured and placed GBP263.2m in commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) notes for Debussy DTC. The deal is the first CMBS transaction in Europe not arranged by a bank. The notes, issued in exchange for Debussy warehouse
Elliott Management Corporation has sent a letter to the board of directors of Riverbed Technology offering to acquire all of the firm’s outstanding shares of common stock at USD19.00 per share in cash. Elliott, affiliates of which collectively own or
Bitcoin, gold and sterling exchange Netagio has partnered with Isle of Man payment services provider WalPay, allowing customers to deposit funds and receive international payments in GBP, EUR and USD. Further currencies are to follow. The new banking facilities,
US Bancorp Fund Services has agreed to acquire Quintillion Limited, an Ireland-domiciled full-service hedge fund administrator. The announcement supports US Bancorp Fund Services’ initiative to expand its alternative investment servicing network supporting the European investment community. “This acquisition continues
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is to acquire full ownership of Omgeo, combining Thomson Reuters’ 50 per cent stake in the company with DTCC’s existing 50 per cent ownership. The transaction will facilitate increased collaboration among investment
PerTrac has announced an exclusive partnership with MondoAlternative, Italy’s largest provider of hedge fund data. The MondoAlternative database contains qualitative and quantitative records on over 2,200 hedge funds, including all the Italian "fondi speculativi", more than 1,200 European hedge funds,
European asset manager La Française and Tages Capital, an alternative multi-management solutions provider, have entered into a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the partnership, La Française will acquire a 40 per cent stake in Tages Capital and delegate the
