M&A Deal Summary

ICE Acquires Trayport

On November 15, 2015, ICE acquired software company Trayport for 650M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ICE’s 2nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is ICE’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ICE’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • Trayport was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2015 for 650M USD.
  • Trayport was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2017 for 550M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-11-15
Target Trayport
Sector Software
Buyer(s) ICE
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 650M USD

Target

Trayport

London, United Kingdom
Trayport Ltd. is a provider of an electronic trading systems and matching engine solutions for broking, exchange, and trading markets in the United Kingdom and internationally. Trayport was founded in 1992 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

ICE

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Financial Services
Employees12,920
Revenue 11.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Intercontinental Exchange's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Entrance to Intercontinental Exchange's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

ICE is a network of regulated exchanges and clearing houses. The company's futures exchanges and clearing houses serve global commodity and financial markets, providing risk management and capital efficiency. ICE was formed in 2000 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 29
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 9
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-20 Coinbase

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Coinbase is a provider of cryptocurrency wallets as well as access to cryptocurrency markets. The Company allows users to purchase Bitcoin currency and use it to purchase goods and services. Coinbase was founded in 2012 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-01 Credit Market Analysis

London, United Kingdom

Credit Market Analysis Ltd. is a provider of independent data for the over-the-counter (OTC) markets.

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