ION Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ION Group M&A Summary

ION Group has acquired 20 companies, including 9 in the last 5 years. A total of 12 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

ION Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Fidessa Group Holdings for $2.3B. ION Group has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (36%) and information technology (24%).

ION Group Business Overview

Where is ION Group headquartered?

ION Group is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

What sector is ION Group in?

ION Group is a software company.

When was ION Group founded?

ION Group was founded in 1998.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity18
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 2

ION Group

ION Investment Group Ltd.

Simmonscourt Road,
Dublin, 4
Ireland,
www.iongroup.com

ION provides mission-critical trading and workflow automation software solutions to financial institutions, central banks, governments and corporations. The Company's proprietary software offers a flexible, open, customizable and cost-effective trading solutions that provides real-time integration of market data with internal systems. ION Group was founded in 1998 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 11 1 4 - 1 - 17
vol $3.2B $1.5B $4.7B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
  18

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Prelios S.p.A. 2023-08-11 1.5B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Milan, Italy · www.prelios.com
Broadway Technology LLC 2023-03-13 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.broadwaytechnology.com
Clarus Financial Technology 2021-09-10 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.clarusft.com
Dash Financial Technologies 2021-06-02 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.dashfinancial.com
LIST S.p.A. 2021-03-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Pisa, Italy · www.list-group.com
Dash Financial Technologies LLC 2021-02-08 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.dashfinancial.com
Broadway Technology LLC 2020-02-14 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.broadwaytechnology.com
Mergermarket Ltd. 2019-05-10 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.acuris.com
Allegro Development Corp. 2019-04-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas · www.allegrodev.com
Fidessa Group Holdings Ltd. 2018-04-20 2.3B GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.fidessa.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 6 (35%) 2.3B (49%) - -
Information Technology 4 (24%) - 1 (100%) -
Internet Software and Services 4 (24%) 900M (19%) - -
Information Services 2 (12%) - - -
Financial Services 1 (6%) 1.5B (32%) - -
Total 17 $4.7B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 900M 1 -
  New York 5 - 1 -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 900M - -
United Kingdom 7 2.3B - -
Italy 2 1.5B - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 17 (100%) 4.7B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 17 $4.7B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
UBS Investment Bank
3
Legal Deals
Paul Hastings
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $3.8B
$100M to $1B 1 $900M
TOTAL $4.7B
Largest Fidessa Group Holdings Ltd.
$2.3B (2018-04-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
53%
9 (53%)
Strategic(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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