Marlin & Associates

Jul 27, 2010

NASDAQ OMX Acquires SMARTS

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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has signed an agreement to acquire our client, SMARTS Group, the world-leading technology provider of market surveillance solutions to exchanges, regulators and brokers. This acquisition is part of NASDAQ OMX’s strategy to diversify its commercial technology business and enter the broker surveillance and compliance market. SMARTS will be part of the NASDAQ OMX Market Technology business, which delivers technology to over 70 marketplaces in more than 50 countries. Under the agreement NASDAQ OMX will acquire 100 percent of the shares in privately held SMARTS Group Holdings. The transaction is expected to be concluded within…

Jul 22, 2010

Partner Maxworthy Recognized as one of the Leading Young M&A Professionals Under 40

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Today our Michael (Max) Maxworthy has been recognized by The M&A Advisor as one of the leading 40 M&A, Financing and Turnaround professionals who have made great accomplishments before their 40th year. Maxworthy was chosen for his accomplishments and expertise from a pool of international nominees by an independent judging panel of distinguished business leaders. “I am pleased to recognize Michael Maxworthy as a winner of our inaugural awards and bestow upon him The M&A Advisor’s highest individual achievement,” said Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and founder of The M&A Advisor. “We’ve been recognizing transactions and teams for their achievements over the…

Jul 19, 2010

SWIFT Acquires Ambit Messaging Hub from SUNGARD

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Today our client SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) and SunGard announced the planned acquisition by SWIFT of the assets of SunGard’s Ambit Messaging Hub (AMH) solution for high-volume financial messaging. The acquisition extends SWIFT’s connectivity portfolio as Ambit Messaging Hub is a modular, multi-network, high-volume financial messaging solution that can be tailored to an individual customer’s needs with associated services. The solution will be marketed by SWIFT as AMH (Advanced Messaging Hub). SWIFT is already firmly established as a recognised supplier of interfaces for low, medium and high volumes with its Alliance product suite. The Alliance portfolio will…

Jul 1, 2010

Deutsche Börse Sells its majority interest in Avox to Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

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Today Marlin & Associates client Deutsche Börse sold its majority interest in Avox to Depository Trust & Clearing Coproration. Avox cleanses and maintains reference information on legal entities and counterparties needed by financial services to support operational, risk management and regulatory compliance activities, including know your customer and anti-money laundering reporting. The firm’s automated, centralised corporate database resource holds information on the legal name, address, corporate hierarchies, immediate and ultimate parent, industry sector codes, company identifiers, and regulator information applicable to these companies. It counts Citi, Barclays, Nomura International, Standard Bank, Mizuho, Allianz, Eurex, Swift, Mitsubishi UFJ and Royal Bank of Canada

Jun 23, 2010