JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 30, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) push against private equity roll-ups has hit a snag. Judge Hoyt found that the FTC had not adequately alleged that Welsh Carson “is violating” or “is about to violate” antitrust laws, as required under.

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JD Supra: Mergers

JUNE 12, 2024

On June 6, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that he led a multistate coalition of eleven (11) state attorneys general in in submitting a comment letter (the “Comment Letter”) in response to the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 8, 2024

A recent government initiative announced on March 5, 2024 signals that more antitrust scrutiny for private equity firms and asset managers is on the horizon. By: Paul Hastings LLP

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 29, 2024

In a decision with significant implications for private equity firms and minority investors, on May 13, 2024, the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) suit against a fund of private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson) that is a minority investor in US Anesthesia (..)

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JD Supra: Mergers

MAY 17, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission’s suit alleging U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP) and Welsh Carson, a private equity fund that owns 23 percent of USAP and controls two of 14 board seats, engaged in an anticompetitive scheme to acquire and consolidate anesthesia practices in Texas partially survived motions to dismiss by the two defendants.

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JD Supra: Mergers

MARCH 13, 2024

Private equity investment in the health care sector continues to be a significant area of focus for the U.S. On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a public workshop to “examine the role of private equity investment in health care markets” (the FTC workshop). antitrust agencies.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Duncan Trenholme and Simon Forster, global co-heads of digital assets, TP ICAP We expect 2024 to see the wholesale cryptoasset market professionalise and become increasingly serviced by traditional brands and providers. Spot  Tokenisation has been a key narrative over the last 12 months, and we expect more of the same from banks in 2024. On

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlists for the Leaders in Trading 2024 Buy-Side Awards, in partnership with SIX Swiss Exchange. The winners of each category will be revealed at The TRADE’s annual Leaders in Trading glittering awards night at The Savoy in London on 7 November. The wait is over.

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The TRADE

JULY 12, 2024

Rikki Corbyn has left State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) following 11 and a half years with the firm, The TRADE has learnt. Most recently, Corbyn served as equity and derivatives trader, vice president at SSGA, focused on the EMEA region, having joined the desk in December 2016.

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The TRADE

MARCH 8, 2024

Increased regulatory burdens, costs, the size of the pie, and lack of interoperability are some of the key drivers behind the underachieving equities market, according to experts at this year’s FIX EMEA Trading Conference. The post FIX EMEA 2024: Making European equities great again appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Market participants need global data-driven content to enhance their own products and gain deeper understanding of market shifts and liquidity dynamics, and to identify opportunities for better trading outcomes. Michelle Tran, president, TMX Datalinx Demand for high-quality and differentiated data products will intensify in 2024.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the first batch of shortlists for the upcoming Leaders in Trading Awards ceremony set to take place in London this November. The trading event of the year is set to return once again at The Savoy on 7 November, bringing together our industry for a glittering evening of celebration and jubilation.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Martin Hendry, deputy head of trading, Liontrust Asset Management As we peer into the crystal ball for 2024 trading, a notable shift is anticipated with the adoption of T+1 settlement for US equity transactions. Concurrently, the need for market participants to embrace technology becomes increasingly apparent.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Samuel Henderson, EMEA equities head trader, Invesco   I predict we will see increased flows into international equities and active management coming back into vogue amidst a rise in earnings and macro volatility. For all these reasons, I expect the voluntary adoption of ESTR based products to continue into 2024 and beyond.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Sadly, that is also the prediction I make today for 2024.   Add in the potential banana skin of 2 billion people voting globally in elections next year, and the prospects for 2024 look fraught. After a wild run by the Magnificent 7, equity performance drivers will broaden. Such Geopolitics dangerously unpredictable. Add

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the first batch of shortlists for the upcoming Leaders in Trading New York Awards ceremony set to take place in November. So, without further a due, it gives The TRADE great pleasure to announce the following awards shortlists for Leaders in Trading New York 2024!

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Balraj Bassi, co-founder and chief executive officer, Tradefeedr Data analytics in financial markets has reached the point where clients have access to complete global data sets, and we see 2024 as the year where this will drive change in how counterparties interact and in automating trading workflows.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Adam Gould, head of equities, Tradeweb Fixed income ETFs have continued to prove their worth as an extremely flexible product for investors. They’ve Steve Toland, co-founder, TransFICC Over the past few years automated trading has grown slowly in fixed income, but we expect 2024 to be the year when this really accelerates.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a panel at the JSE SA Trade Connect 2024 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, panellists explored the ways in which fragmentation is impacting the trading of dual listed equities in the South African market. There needs to be [an even] playing field where everybody can do it.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This uncertainty will lead to heightened equity volatility in 2024. On top of this, many more companies will need to refinance their bonds in 2024 than they did in 2023 and higher rates will make this an expensive exercise. When volatility rises, convertible bonds tend to outperform equities.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2024

Digital platform FactSet is set to integrate LoopFX into its foreign exchange execution management system (EMS) platform – Portware, with go-live set for H1 2024. The post FactSet FX trading platform to integrate LoopFX appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

APRIL 23, 2024

Two heads of trading desk invited to speak on stage at TradeTech 2024 were posed with a bombshell question at the end of their panel – whether or not outsourcing the trading desk achieves the same outcomes as keeping trading inhouse. Understanding the clients and the markets you trade is essential.

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The TRADE

JULY 26, 2024

Euronext has experienced positive earnings in the second quarter of this year, attributed to strong performance of trading and post-trade activities as a result of dynamic trading environments. The trading venue saw Q2 2024 revenue and income increase 12.2% Overall trading revenue grew 20.7% million and €13.9

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The TRADE

JULY 17, 2024

Clear Street has entered to a definitive agreement to acquire Instinet’s Fox River algorithmic trading business in a bid to enhance its equity trading capabilities for the buy- and sell-side. Chris Pento The transaction is expected to close in Q3 2024.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) saw overall growth across its key businesses in 2023, with considerable improvement across data and analytics, capital markets, and in particular, post-trade. LSEG labelled 2023 an “outstanding” year for post-trade, having seen significant strategic progress. rise year-on-year as compared to 2022.

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CNBC: Investing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Savita Subramanian, the firm's head of equity and quantitative strategy, expects "quality and income are the new growth and P/E expansion."

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In a keynote speech at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) South Africa (SA) Trade Connect 2024 conference, James Baugh, managing director, head of European market structure at TD Cowen, kicked off by highlighting that market structure and liquidity dynamics in South Africa mirror those felt in other markets and in particular, Europe.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 26, 2024

Blue Ocean Technologies (BOT) and Members Exchange (MEMX), have entered a technology partnership in which the latter’s market-as-a-service trading system will operate the Blue Ocean ATS global trading platform. Last year, BOT continued to expand globally with a focus on extending its trading model in Asia-Pacific.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Trading Technologies (TT) has made three new appointments to its senior leadership team, including chief operating officer; executive vice president of fixed income; and executive vice president of futures and options – all of which will join the firm on 1 January 2024.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In a panel at the JSE SA Trade Connect conference in Cape Town, South Africa, panellists explored the ways in which the South African derivatives market can grow through international clients, improved products and better fees, as well as the lessons that can be learned from global markets.

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Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JUNE 7, 2024

New York, NY, June 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thor Equities Group, a global leader in real estate development, leasing and management, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a premier industrial facility in Laredo, Texas.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Around 45% of firms which already trade FX are planning to significantly increase their exposure in the asset class as of next year, an Acuiti report has found. Will Mitting, founder of Acuiti, said: “Proprietary trading firms are looking ahead to 2024 with optimism and planning expansion and increased investment.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The annual Leaders i n Trading gala is the most distinguished awards night for the trading community. Among the most coveted awards categories is the Editors’ Choice Awards and today we bring you the 2023 nominees for Outstanding Post-Trade Services Provider.

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OfficeHours

JANUARY 26, 2024

When You Need to Return Cash in order to Raise More original article sourced by Ryan Gould, Bloomberg, sourced link above The world’s private equity firms have cash to burn. Private equity players have to face reality at some point,” said Per Franzen, head of private capital for Europe and North America at EQT AB.

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The TRADE

MARCH 11, 2024

BNY Mellon made two key senior managing director hires into its fixed income and equity sales and trading businesses. Bianca Gould was appointed head of fixed income and equities EMEA, based in London. Paul Battams was named head of international equity trading at BlackRock following 23 years with the firm.

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The TRADE

APRIL 15, 2024

Across the board banks have reported increasingly positive equities performances, a notable development following turbulent recent times. Jane Fraser While equities performance either grew or remained flat across the sell-side, the banks posted less impressive growth in fixed income, however. Equity markets revenue was $2.7

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Trading Technologies International (TT) has unveiled two new dedicated business lines, TT Compliance and TT Quantitative Trading Solutions (QTS), to fuel growth for 2024 across asset classes.

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