IG Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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IG Group M&A Summary

IG Group has acquired 4 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years.

IG Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired tastytrade for $1.0B. IG Group has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (50%) and internet software and services (25%).

IG Group Business Overview

Where is IG Group headquartered?

IG Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is IG Group’s revenue?

IG Group disclosed revenue of 950M GBP for 2023 and 982M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does IG Group have?

IG Group has 2,754 employees.

What sector is IG Group in?

IG Group is a financial services company.

When was IG Group founded?

IG Group was founded in 1974.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 2

IG Group

IG Group Holdings PLC

Cannon Bridge House, 25 Dowgate Hill,
London, EC4R 2YA
United Kingdom,
+44 (0)20 7896 0011
www.iggroup.com

IG Group is a provider of speculative investment products to retail and institutional clients around the world. IG Group was founded in 1974 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 2 - 1 - 1 - 4
vol $40M $1.0B $1.0B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
tastytrade, Inc. 2021-01-21 1.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.tastytrade.com
DailyFX 2016-09-30 40M USD Divestiture
New York, New York · www.dailyfx.com
InvestYourWay Ltd. 2015-11-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Horsham, United Kingdom · www.investyourway.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 2 (67%) 40M (4%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (33%) 1.0B (96%) - -
Total 3 $1.0B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 1.0B - -
  New York 1 40M - -
  Illinois 1 1.0B - -
1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (25%) - - -
Cross-border 3 (75%) 1.0B (100%) - -
Total 4 $1.0B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies
 1
Fenchurch Advisory Partners Ltd.
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
< $100M 1 $40M
TOTAL $1.0B
Largest tastytrade, Inc.
$1.0B (2021-01-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

950   4% 2023
982   14% 2022
863   32% 2021
658   35% 2020
488   18% 2019
590   14% 2018
519   2017
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Employees

2,754

Established

1974

Public

London Stock Exchange: IGG

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