The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Industry Person of the Year 2023 shortlist: Seema Arora, managing director, head of execution sales, Instinet Europe Champion of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution award scheme, Instinet Europe’s Seema Arora needs little introduction with an extensive financial career spanning more than 25 years.

Trading 52

Trading Asset Management Equities Management 52

How2Exit

MARCH 27, 2023

Concept 2: Do Your Research Ackler's story begins with the sale of his third company, which he sold "because it was the right thing to do for our investors, for our LPs." The rationale behind the transaction was that the combination of the user base and sales force of Instagram and Facebook would create an incredibly powerful mobile platform.

Business 130

Business Investment Capital IT 130

Devensoft

JUNE 14, 2023

One of the key advantages of sell side M&A is that it allows the seller to control the process, setting the terms and conditions of the sale and choosing the most favorable offer. One example of a successful sell side M&A deal is the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012. The deal was valued at $4.05

M&A 52

M&A Negotiation Business Mergers and Acquisitions 52

Devensoft

JUNE 20, 2023

The acquisition also provided Microsoft with access to LinkedIn’s vast user base and data, which it could leverage for its advertising and sales efforts. Facebook’s Acquisition of Instagram In 2012, Facebook acquired Instagram , the photo-sharing app, for $1 billion.

M&A 52

M&A Corporation Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers 52

Software Equity Group

AUGUST 20, 2024

Since its founding in 2012, the private-equity-backed company has made 69 investments. The software offers features for PLM, sales order management, sourcing and logistics, warehouse management, financial management, and business intelligence. Aptean has 3,500 employees and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Investment 52

Investment Management Acquisitions Business 52

Growth Business

MARCH 1, 2024

After a period of approximately three to seven years the company would seek an exit, either in the form of a sale to another buyer or a public listing. While a trade sale was possible, we were keen to maintain and nurture the distinctive Innovate brand and positioning, which we felt still had huge potential.

Private Equity 59

Private Equity Equities Investment Business 59

Devensoft

JUNE 1, 2023

Acquisition Success Stories – Facebook’s Acquisition of Instagram Another successful acquisition in recent years was Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram in 2012. This led to a significant write-down of the value of the acquisition and ultimately the sale of Yahoo’s core business to Verizon.

Acquisitions 52

Acquisitions Mergers and Acquisitions M&A Media 52

Focus Investment Banking

JANUARY 17, 2025

I think it was 2012 or 2013 was our first cert and he basically talked my dad into investing some money into some equipment and training. Cole Strandberg : Man a, a, a Body Shop that’s customer centric, but also got to be sales minded, right? And so we, we started the certification route. You can really do that.

S&P 52

S&P M&A IT Business 52

Growth Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

UK tech unicorns: the complete list #1 – Checkout.com Value: $35.4bn Founded: 2012 What do they do? 14 – Bought By Many Value: $2.35bn Founded: 2012 What do they do? 17 – Improbable Value: $2bn Founded: 2012 What do they do? 24 – Paddle Value: $1.4bn Founded: 2012 What do they do?

Insurance 52

Insurance Banking Bank Funds 52

The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2024

However, first off the bat was MarketAxess which launched its Open Trading all-to-all trading environment in 2012. RFQ allows buy-side firms to send out a request for a price to multiple firms at once for the purchase or sale of a security.

Trading 120

Trading Investors IT S&P 120

Sun Acquisitions

APRIL 3, 2025

This can lead to increased sales, revenue growth, and market share. Facebook’s Acquisition of Instagram: Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram gave the social media giant a significant presence in the mobile photo-sharing market. This acquisition helped Facebook expand its user base and reach a younger demographic.

Acquisitions 93

Acquisitions Business Media Profitability 93

The TRADE

MAY 6, 2025

London-based Cousens previously served as head of platform sales for Citi for two and half years from February 2020, where he covered distribution and sales across its cash equities platform. Previous experience also includes two decades at CME Group, where he served a stint as chief executive between 2004 and 2012.

Equities 52

Equities Trading Sale Electronics 52

Growth Business

OCTOBER 23, 2023

An academic engineer by training, Dynamon built on the work Webb did using data to enhance the performance of Team GB ahead of the London 2012 Summer Olympics. My background was in systems engineering and software development, not necessarily in sales.

Corporation 64

Corporation Capital Investment Investors 64

Focus Investment Banking

MARCH 4, 2025

Steve Davis: So Tech Motive is a a company I started back in 2012. You know, what is the, you know, what does that do to your sales and your flow and so forth? Those stalls were worth about $40,000 a month in sales to us. And I didn’t see that I would be able to generate $120,000 worth of internal sales in those stalls.

IT 52

IT M&A Insurance Business 52