M&A Deal Summary

ION Group Acquires Dealogic

On November 22, 2017, ION Group acquired information services company Dealogic from The Carlyle Group and Delinian

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ION Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is ION Group’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-22
Target Dealogic
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) ION Group
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Delinian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)

Target

Dealogic

London, United Kingdom
Dealogic provides a platform of technology, content and support used by investment banks worldwide to manage and align their core operating units to optimize performance and improve competitiveness. Implemented across strategy, capital markets, sales, coverage banking and compliance, firms rely on Dealogic to interconnect their professionals to more effectively identify opportunities, cover the right clients, evaluate investor appetite, execute deals reliably and to ultimately win more business. Dealogic was founded in 1983 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ION Group

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 17
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 17
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 7
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-30 Aspect Enterprise Solutions

London, United Kingdom

Aspect Enterprise Solutions is a global SaaS provider for integrated Commodity Trading, Risk and Data Management, helping users to perform pre-trade analysis, trading, risk and operations management in one system.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-02 OpenLink Financial

Uniondale, New York, United States

OpenLink Financial is a provider of cross-asset trading, risk management, and related portfolio management software solutions for the commodity, energy and financial services markets globally. OpenLink’s blue chip client base of more than 150 customers worldwide includes twelve of the top twenty-five largest commodity and energy companies by market capitalization, eight of the largest financial institutions and eleven of the largest central banks, as well as major hedge funds and public utilities. Headquartered on Long Island, New York, and with offices in New York, Houston, London, Berlin, Vienna, São Paulo, Sydney, and Singapore.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 337 of 488
Sector: Information Services M&A 3 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 143 of 202
Country: United Kingdom M&A 22 of 37
Year: 2017 M&A 20 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-20 BenefitMall

Dallas, Texas, United States

BenefitMall is a national provider of employee benefits, payroll, HR and employer services. By combining payroll and benefits, BenefitMall empowers Trusted Advisors to develop the best employee programs while maintaining compliance with government regulations and Health Care Reform. BenefitMall was founded in 1979 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-01 The TCW Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

The TCW Group, Inc. is a global asset management firm with a broad range of products across fixed income, equities, emerging markets and alternative investments. With more than four decades of investment experience, TCW today manages approximately $200 billion in client assets. Through the MetWest Funds, TCW Funds and TCW Alternative Funds families, TCW manages one of the largest mutual fund complexes in the U.S. TCW’s clients include many of the world’s largest corporate and public pension plans, financial institutions, endowments and foundations, as well as financial advisors and high net worth individuals.

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SELLER

Delinian

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Media
Revenue 336M GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Delinian is an international publishing, events and electronic information group, delivering business information to the finance, law, energy and transport sectors. Delinian was founded in 1969 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector: Information Services M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2017 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-30 Adhesion Group S.A.

Paris, France

Adhesion is a Paris-based exhibitions business, Its principal event, Vinisud, is the international showcase for Mediterranean wines, the world’s leading wine region, and it attracts around 1,650 exhibitors from countries around the Mediterranean.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-12 Euromoney Institutional Investor - Global Markets Intelligence Division

Hong Kong, China

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC - Global Markets Intelligence Division is a provider of macro-economic, company and industry intelligence on emerging markets with a strong customer presence in China, India, Brazil and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in developed markets. Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC - Global Markets Intelligence Division is based in Hong Kong, China.

Sell $181M