M&A Deal Summary

Options Acquires Packets2Disk

On October 22, 2024, Options acquired software company Packets2Disk

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Options’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Options’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-10-22
Target Packets2Disk
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Options
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Packets2Disk

Oxon, United Kingdom
Packets2Disk is a high-fidelity packet capture and analytics platform providing network monitoring software for financial institutions worldwide, enhancing the efficiency and performance of their e-trading operations. It offers a compelling alternative to legacy monitoring systems, delivering superior performance, flexibility, and scalability. Packets2Disk is headquartered in the UK and serves clients across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

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Buyer

Options

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Options provides outsourced financial technology and managed IT services to the global capital markets. Its clients include the leading global investment banks, hedge funds, funds of funds, proprietary trading firms, market makers, broker/dealers, private equity houses, and exchanges. Options was founded in 1993 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-18 ACTIV Financial

New York, New York, United States

ACTIV Financial is a global information and publishing technology provider to the financial services industry. ACTIV Financial real-time data feeds offer access to all levels of normalized exchange pricing and related content with extreme precision and high reliability. ACTIV network spans the globe, connecting users with relevant trading information over a fully managed platform. ACTIV Financial was founded in 2002 and is based in New York City.

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