ION Group Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 13,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt Refin.

  • Financing Rounds
  • 47

  • Investments
  • 35

ION Group General Information

Description

Developer of mission-critical trading and workflow automation software designed for agriculture, coal mining, petrochemicals, transportation, shipping and other industries. The company's proprietary platform provides fixed-income traders with an integrated view of global electronic, derivatives and futures markets through an interface and offers advanced trading functionality along with tools for system administration and real-time monitoring, enabling clients to automate the full trade lifecycle and maximizing access to liquidity.

Contact Information

Website
www.iongroup.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 10 Queen Street Place, 2nd Floor
  • London EC4R 1BE
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 020
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Automation/Workflow Software
Vertical(s)
TMT, FinTech
Corporate Office
  • 10 Queen Street Place, 2nd Floor
  • London EC4R 1BE
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 020

ION Group Timeline

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ION Group Valuation & Funding

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ION Group Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of mission-critical trading and workflow automation software designed for agriculture, coal mining, petrochemi
Financial Software
London, United Kingdom
13,000 As of 2025

Paris, France
 

New York, NY
 
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ION Group Competitors (37)

One of ION Group’s 37 competitors is NeoXam, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Paris, France.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
NeoXam Private Equity-Backed Paris, France
Numerix Private Equity-Backed New York, NY
Brady Technologies Private Equity-Backed London, United Kingdom
Enfusion Corporate Backed or Acquired Chicago, IL
Avaloq Private Equity-Backed Zurich, Switzerland
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ION Group Signals

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ION Group Investments (35)

ION Group’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Prelios for . The deal was made on 19-Jul-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Prelios 19-Jul-2024 Buyout/LBO Asset Management
Cassa di Risparmio di Volterra 11-Aug-2023 Corporate Specialized Finance
eToro 21-Mar-2023 Later Stage VC Brokerage
Forge Global 22-Mar-2022 PIPE Brokerage
Clarus Financial Technology 10-Sep-2021 Buyout/LBO Financial Software
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ION Group Exits (3)

ION Group’s most recent exit was on 22-Mar-2022 from Forge Global. The exit was categorized as with 5 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Forge Global 22-Mar-2022 Completed
  • 5 buyers
Broadway Technology 14-Feb-2020 Completed
  • 3 buyers
iON 360 26-Jun-2015 Convertible Debt Completed
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ION Group Affiliates

Subsidiaries (12)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Castor Bidco Dublin, Ireland 2021
Dash Financial Technologies Jersey City, NJ 2011
Milestone (Consulting Services) New York, NY 2007
Market Factory New York, NY 2007
Lab49 New York, NY 2002
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ION Group FAQs

  • When was ION Group founded?

    ION Group was founded in 1999.

  • Where is ION Group headquartered?

    ION Group is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of ION Group?

    ION Group has 13,000 total employees.

  • What industry is ION Group in?

    ION Group’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is ION Group a private or public company?

    ION Group is a Private company.

  • What is ION Group’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for ION Group is .

  • How much funding has ION Group raised over time?

    ION Group has raised $15.2B.

  • Who are ION Group’s competitors?

    NeoXam, Numerix, Brady Technologies, Enfusion, and Avaloq are some of the 37 competitors of ION Group.

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