Kraken Acquires NinjaTrader from Long Ridge for $1.5 Billion
March 21, 2025
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.
- Buyers
- Kraken
- Targets
- NinjaTrader
- Sellers
- Long Ridge Equity Partners
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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