NEW YORK, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — ConvergEx Holdings, LLC (ConvergEx) today announced that it has completed its previously announced sale of Eze Castle Software LLC and RealTick LLC to an affiliate of TPG. ConvergEx will now focus exclusively on expanding the world-class global brokerage and trading-related services it provides to institutional investors and financial intermediaries.

“ConvergEx is an exceptional global franchise with a wealth of talented employees and a loyal customer base,” said ConvergEx Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joseph M. Velli. “We see a great number of opportunities in our future as we keep innovating and delivering differentiated technology-driven solutions, while providing superior client-first service.”

ConvergEx’s management structure and investor base remain unchanged after the completion of the transaction.

Eze Castle Software and RealTick will operate under the name Eze Software Group. ConvergEx will maintain a close relationship with Eze Software Group through a cooperative marketing arrangement to ensure that each firm’s services will continue to be offered on an integrated basis. Each firm will also cross-sell the other company’s services.

Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Citigroup acted as financial advisors to ConvergEx. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

About ConvergEx Group
ConvergEx Group is a leading provider of global brokerage and trading-related services for institutional investors and financial intermediaries. ConvergEx combines client-first service with innovative products, sophisticated strategies and proprietary technology to meet the challenges of increasingly dynamic and fast-paced markets. Headquartered in New York, the company serves more than 3,000 clients accessing over 100 global market centers.

ConvergEx Group includes ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC (member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC); LiquidPoint, LLC (member CBOE/SIPC); G-Trade Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); Westminster Research Associates LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); ConvergEx Prime Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); ConvergEx Solutions LLC, of which ConnEx, Jaywalk and LDB are divisions; and ConvergEx Limited in the UK and Australia. ConvergEx Group, LLC is a subsidiary of ConvergEx Holdings, LLC. Additional information is available at www.convergex.com.

Contact: Elizabeth Anderson
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