Add-on Acquisition • Information Technology

CBOE Global Markets Acquires CBOE Livevol

On August 7, 2015, CBOE Global Markets acquired information technology company CBOE Livevol

Acquisition Context
  • This is CBOE Global Markets’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is CBOE Global Markets’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is CBOE Global Markets’ 2nd transaction in Illinois.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 7, 2015
Target CBOE Livevol
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) CBOE Global Markets
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

CBOE Livevol

Chicago, Illinois, United States
CBOE Livevol LLC is a provider of equity and index options technology and market data services to professional and retail traders. Livevol offers a spectrum of technology and data solutions including a consolidated feed, real-time programmatic analysis and scanning, historical files and back testing, real-time decision support, flat files, XML web services, web components, custom development and consulting.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

CBOE Global Markets

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1973
Sector Financial Services
Employees1,685
Revenue 4.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

CBOE Global Markets is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and other subsidiaries. CBOE Holdings offers equity, index and ETP options, including proprietary products, such as options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) and S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option. CBOE Global Markets was incorporated in 1973 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 14
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition 2 of 12
State: Illinois 2 of 5
Country: United States 2 of 10
Year: 2015 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-07 Livevol

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Livevol, Inc. is a provider of equity and index options technology and market data services to professional and retail traders.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-01 BATS Global Markets

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

BATS Global Markets, Inc. (BATS) is a operator of securities markets, serving the needs of customers in the U.S. and European equities and listings industries, as well as the U.S. options market. The company recently merged with Direct Edge Holdings LLC and is focused on Making Markets Better for traders, investors and issuers.

Buy $3.4B