Tech Company M&A Transactions

EdgeTrade Acquisition

On 11/19/2007, EdgeTrade was acquired by Knight Capital Group. The acquisition price was $59.5 million.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/19/2007
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$59,500,000
M&A Terms
The transaction will consist of approximately $29.5 million of cash and 2.3 million shares of unregistered Knight stock, subject to adjustment based on Knight's stock price prior to closing and the working capital of EdgeTrade at the closing.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
5 Hanover Square 9th Floor
New York, NY 10004
USA
Email Address
Overview
EdgeTrade is an independent, agency-only broker and software developer with clients, both buy-side and sell-side, in North America and Europe.
Profile
EdgeTrade LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
EdgeTrade Company Twitter Account
Company News
EdgeTrade News
Facebook
EdgeTrade on Facebook
YouTube
EdgeTrade on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Joe Wald
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Chief Technical Officer
Frank Brown
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President
Kyle Zasky
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Vice President
Brandon Krieg
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Vice President
Kevin Mui
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VP - Marketing
Tim Lane
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VP - Sales
Brian Roberti
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