Add-on Acquisition • Information Technology

MarketAxess Acquires Pragma

On August 7, 2023, MarketAxess acquired information technology company Pragma

Acquisition Context
  • This is MarketAxess’ 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is MarketAxess’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is MarketAxess’ 1st transaction in New York.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 7, 2023
Target Pragma
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) MarketAxess
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Broadhaven Capital Partners (Financial)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (Legal)

Target Company

Pragma

New York, New York, United States
Pragma is an independent, quantitative trading technology provider specializing in algorithmic and analytical services. Its broker-neutral, multi-asset trading solutions power traditional asset managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, global banks, and exchanges. Pragma is based in New York, New York.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

MarketAxess

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Financial Services
Employees891
Revenue 817M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

MarketAxess is an electronic trading platform that enables fixed-income market participants to efficiently trade corporate bonds and other types of fixed-income instruments using MarketAxess' patented trading technology. MarketAxess was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Information Technology 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition 3 of 3
State: New York 1 of 1
Country: United States 3 of 3
Year: 2023 1 of 1
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