NinjaTrader Acquires Tradovate for $115M

Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader from Long Ridge for $1.5 Billion

March 21, 2025

Financial Services

Kraken has completed the acquisition of NinjaTrader, a leading U.S. retail futures trading platform, in a transaction valued at $1.5 billion. The deal, which buys the company from Long Ridge Equity Partners after a five-year ownership period, expands Kraken’s capabilities into traditional derivatives and aims to integrate NinjaTrader’s futures platform into Kraken’s product suite while operating NinjaTrader as a standalone brand.

NinjaTrader Acquires TransAct Futures and Infinity Futures

January 13, 2021

Financial Services

NinjaTrader Group, LLC has acquired TransAct Futures, a non-clearing Futures Commission Merchant, and its wholly owned introducing-broker subsidiary Infinity Futures. The deal brings clearing-related capabilities and introducing-broker relationships in-house to support NinjaTrader’s retail futures trading platform and expand its brokerage and clearing operations.

smartTrade Group Acquires TickTrade Systems Inc.

November 22, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

smartTrade Group has acquired Toronto-based TickTrade Systems Inc., combining complementary eFX SaaS trading and payments technologies to create a global leader in electronic FX trading platforms. The combined business will operate under the smartTrade name, with Hg remaining the majority investor and TickTrade co-founders remaining in senior management roles.

Long Ridge and DRW VC Lead Majority Growth Investment in NinjaTrader

January 6, 2020

Software

NinjaTrader, a provider of trading software and brokerage services for active retail futures traders, received a majority growth investment led by Long Ridge Equity Partners with participation from DRW Venture Capital. The capital will be used to accelerate NinjaTrader's product and market expansion while Long Ridge partners join the company's board to support growth.

FINVASIA Group Acquires ActTrader Technologies

July 19, 2021

Software

FINVASIA Group has acquired ActTrader Technologies (formerly ActForex), a 20+ year fintech provider of multi-asset trading platforms. ActTrader will operate as a FINVASIA subsidiary with Ilya Sorokin remaining CEO; the acquisition is intended to expand FINVASIA's fintech product capabilities and accelerate development of next-gen blockchain and AI-based trading solutions.

BigCommerce Acquires Quote Ninja (B2B Ninja)

February 10, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

BigCommerce acquired Quote Ninja, Inc. (dba B2B Ninja), a provider of enterprise quote management software, to integrate quoting capabilities into its Open SaaS ecommerce platform. The deal expands BigCommerce's B2B functionality and complements its recently launched B2B Edition, enabling merchants to manage quotes and complex B2B flows natively.