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KCG Holdings Acquires Knight Capital Group

On December 19, 2012, KCG Holdings acquired financial services company Knight Capital Group for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is KCG Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is KCG Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is KCG Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is KCG Holdings’ 1st transaction in New Jersey.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date December 19, 2012
Target Knight Capital Group
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) KCG Holdings
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 1.4B USD
Advisor(s) Sandler O'Neill + Partners (Financial)
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (Legal)

Target Company

Knight Capital Group

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Knight Capital Group is a global financial services firm that provides access to capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including broker-dealers, institutions and corporations. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, with a global presence across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

KCG Holdings

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Sector Financial Services
Employees972
Revenue 1.4B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

KCG Holdings, Inc. is a securities firm offering services designed to address trading needs across asset classes, product types and time zones. KCG Holdings is based in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 2
Type: Merger 1 of 1
State: New Jersey 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2012 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-28 Hotspot FX

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Hotspot FX, Inc. provides institutions and dealers with spot foreign exchange trade execution through an advanced, fully electronic platform.

Sell $365M

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