Ion Investment Group Ltd. has agreed to acquire OpenLink Financial LLC from Hellman & Friedman LLC.
OpenLink Financial provides trading and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities and financial services industries. Ion Investment offers trading and workflow automation software solutions to financial institutions, central banks, governments and corporations.
UBS Investment Bank acted as exclusive financial adviser to Ion Investment and provided committed financing in support of the transaction. Linklaters LLP served as legal counsel to Ion Investment.
Centerview Partners LLC acted as exclusive financial adviser to OpenLink. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel to Hellman & Friedman and OpenLink.
