Marlin & Associates acted as exclusive financial and strategic advisor to SMARTS.Īustralia-based SMARTS has set the benchmark for surveillance systems, with the most proven and widely adopted surveillance solutions in the world.Īnna Ewing, Chief Information Officer of NASDAQ OMX, said, "The acquisition of SMARTS is a strategic fit with NASDAQ OMX's commercial technology business. The transaction is expected to be concluded within Q3 2010.įinancial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Under the agreement NASDAQ OMX will acquire 100 percent of the shares in privately held SMARTS Group Holdings. SMARTS will be part of the NASDAQ OMX Market Technology business, which delivers technology to over 70 marketplaces in more than 50 countries. This acquisition is part of NASDAQ OMX's strategy to diversify its commercial technology business and enter the broker surveillance and compliance market. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has signed an agreement to acquire SMARTS Group, the world-leading technology provider of market surveillance solutions to exchanges, regulators and brokers. NEW YORK and SYDNEY, Australia, (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) - The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
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