Business Services, Global | Mergers & Acquisitions

BWise B.V. Acquired by NASDAQ OMX

  • TM Capital served as exclusive financial advisor to BWise B.V., a Netherlands-based compliance and risk management software provider, in its sale to The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ)
  • BWise, established in 1994, offers an industry-leading software solution in the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) space
  • BWise’s solutions have received strong analyst recognition and the Company has been consistently profiled as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant and The Forrester Wave™
  • NASDAQ OMX, with a market value of over $4 billion, is the world’s largest exchange company, delivering trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents
  • BWise’s GRC platform will be included in NASDAQ OMX’s Corporate Solutions offering and will complement its SMARTS trader surveillance system
  • This transaction was awarded the Technology, Media, Telecom Deal of the Year (Under $1 Billion) at the 5th Annual International M&A Awards – learn more

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Client Testimonial

“TM Capital has been a trusted advisor to BWise since 2005 and has always kept our interests as their top priority. We have relied heavily on TM’s expertise in the GRC software space and their wealth of experience in structuring and negotiating complex cross-border transactions. TM Capital played an instrumental role in our transaction with NASDAQ OMX. The commitment by their senior team and their constant attention through every step of the process was critical in enabling BWise to engineer a fantastic outcome with a very sophisticated and synergistic buyer.””
Robert Pijselman, CEO, BWise