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NovitasFTCL is pleased to announce that NovitasFTCL acted as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of trading software firm Horizon Software on its management buyout transaction backed by Capzanine.
Established in 1998, Horizon Software is a software vendor that focuses on all trading businesses related to listed markets such as delta-one, structured products and options market making & trading. Headquartered in Paris and with 100 staff, Horizon currently has 90 clients in 26 countries. With connectivity to over 70 exchanges, its multi award-winning platform provides advanced trading technology for investment banks, brokers and hedge funds.
Founded in 2004, Capzanine is an independent European private equity firm. It accompanies companies to support their growth and brings financial and industry expertise to successfully manage transmission and development. Capzanine can invest as a majority or minority shareholder, and/or in private debt in non-listed small or midcaps, valued between 30 and 400M€. Based in Paris and managed by its partners, Capzanine has €2.5 billion of assets under management.
This transaction further evidences our track record in advising on French FinTech transactions, including the acquisition of Leetchi and MangoPay by Crédit Mutuel Arkéa (payments), the sale of SmartCo to NeoXam (financial data management) and the sale of RFQ-hub to ITG (trading platform).
For further information on the transaction, please find below a link to its press release:
http://www.capzanine.com/upload/pages/uk/9f6739bc956d9b5e5e01a5a51b5596041.pdf
NovitasFTCL has over 45 years of combined experience in the FinTech sector and provides M&A and capital raising advisory services. The company’s partners have advised and completed over 120 transactions across Europe. NovitasFTCL provides clients with extensive industry knowledge, long standing industry contacts and the ability to execute complex and often cross-border transactions. The company is based in London, focuses on the UK and European markets, and maintains numerous relationships in the US. Please refer to our website for further information: http://www.novitasftcl.com
