2008

Jun

02

European depository Euroclear to acquire NCSD

Euroclear, a European depository, has signed a deal to acquire Nordic Central Securities Depository (NCSD), which is jointly owned by four Scandinavian banks.

2008

Jun

02

JPMorgan Chase buys Bear Stearns

JP Morgan Chase & Co., a leading financial services firm with assets of US $ 1.6 trillion, has acquired The Bear Stearns Companies Inc.

2008

Jun

03

TCV acquires a minority stake in MarketAxess

Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has purchased minority stake in MarketAxess, an electronic bond trading network in US.

2008

Jun

03

Creditex gets acquired by ICE

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), US market operator, has inked a deal to buy Creditex, an electronic credit derivatives platform.

2008

Jun

03

BNP Paribas acquires equity prime brokerage unit of Bank of America

BNP Paribas announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire the equity prime brokerage business of Bank of America.

2008

Jun

10

Cinven agrees to acquire Partnership Assurance

European private equity firm, Cinven announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Partnership Assurance from Phoenix Equity Partners for an amount around €200 million (approx USD 394 million).

2008

Jun

13

Rabobank acquires 35% stake in Banque Populaire du Rwanda

After several rounds of negotiations, Rabobank has signed an agreement to acquire 35% stake in BPR. BPR, is Rwanda's leading retail bank with a nationwide network of approximately 130 branches and outlets throughout the country.

2008

Jun

13

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles acquires stake in Bolsa Mexicana de Valores

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles has acquired a stake in Bolsa Mexicana de Valores in the process of its public offerings.

2008

Jun

16

FBOP Corporation signs agreement to Acquire PFF Bancorp

FBOP Corporation, the parent company of California National Bank has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire PFF Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of PFF Bank & Trust (the "Bank"), Glencrest Investment Advisors, Inc., and Diversified Builder Services, Inc.

2008

Jun

23

EDB sells its Swedish subsidiary Inndata to BancTec

IT services provider EDB has decided to sell its Swedish subsidiary Inndata to BPO vendor BancTec.