Adenza was created in 2021 when Thoma Bravo merged Calypso Technologies with AxiomSL and is expected to generate about $590 million in revenue this year.
As part of the Adenza deal, Thoma Bravo will get a 14.9% stake in Nasdaq, making the private equity firm one of the company's biggest shareholders.
Nasdaq said buying Adenza is expected to increase the medium-term organic revenue growth outlook for its Solutions Businesses, which designs and develops financial software for investors, from 7%-10% to 8%-11%.
Goldman Sachs & Co and J.P. Morgan Securities are financial advisers to Nasdaq, while Qatalyst Partners is lead financial advisor to Thoma Bravo and Adenza.
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is serving as legal adviser to Nasdaq, while Kirkland & Ellis is serving as legal adviser to Thoma Bravo and Adenza.
Persons:
Thoma, Adena Friedman, Morningstar, Michael Miller, Friedman, Adenza, Andrew Bond, Holden Spaht, Thoma Bravo's Spaht, Goldman Sachs, Wachtell, Lipton, Katz, Ellis, Manya Saini, Anirban Sen, John McCrank, David French, Milana, Michelle Price, Sruthi Shankar, Nivedita Bhattacharjee, Nick Zieminski, Lisa Shumaker
Organizations:
Thoma Bravo, Nasdaq Nasdaq, Nasdaq, Calypso Technologies, REUTERS, OMX, International Securities Exchange, Rosenblatt Securities, Solutions, Goldman Sachs & Co, Morgan Securities, Qatalyst, Rosen, Kirkland, Adenza, Thomson
Locations:
New York City, U.S, Adenza, Bengaluru, New York, Washington