How many acquisitions has Intercontinental Exchange made so far?

Intercontinental Exchange has completed 26 acquisitions so far, with an average acquisition amount of $3.63B.

Which countries does Intercontinental Exchange usually acquire in?

Intercontinental Exchange has made acquisitions in 7 countries with the most activity in United States and United Kingdom.

Which is Intercontinental Exchange's latest acquisition?

Intercontinental Exchange's most recent acquisition is MarketAxess Holdings, a AI-based platform for fixed income assets, acquired in July 2026.

Which sectors does Intercontinental Exchange target for acquisitions?

Most of Intercontinental Exchange's acquisitions are in Investment Tech (10) and Data as a Service (5).

In which year did Intercontinental Exchange make the most acquisitions?

Intercontinental Exchange was most active in 2017, with 4 acquisitions completed in that year.

List of 26 Acquisitions by Intercontinental Exchange (Oct 2026)

Intercontinental Exchange has made a total of 26 acquisitions. These transactions span 11 sectors, including Investment Tech, Data as a Service, and Banking Tech, across 7 countries, with the highest concentration in United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Peak activity occurred in 2017 with 4 transactions, followed by 3 transactions each in 2018 and 2022. The average number of acquisitions per year from 2020 to 2025 is 1, and the company completed 1 acquisition this year. In July 2026, it acquired MarketAxess Holdings, a New York City-based firm founded in 2000 that operates an AI-based platform for fixed income assets.

Here's the year on year acquisition history of Intercontinental Exchange:

Number of Total Acquisitions

Year	# Acquisitions
2026	1
2025	1
2022	3
2021	1
2020	1
2019	1
2018	3
2017	4
2016	2
2015	3
2014	1
2012	2
2011	2
2008	1

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Recent acquisitions by Intercontinental Exchange

Intercontinental Exchange's most recent acquisition - MarketAxess Holdings is a AI-based platform for fixed income assets, founded in 2000 and located in New York City. Intercontinental Exchange acquired it in July 2026 for a price of $*****.

Here is the list of all acquisitions by Intercontinental Exchange sorted by the latest acquisition date:

Acquired on	Acquired Company	Acquisition Price	Facilitators	Stake Acquired	Acquisition Multiple
Jul 30, 2026	MarketAxess Holdings	kksx	{yva	54	365
Jan 08, 2025	AFX	zpvj	w{qn	18	588
Jul 21, 2022	Urgentem	imhn	flyv	78	602
May 04, 2022	Black Knight	inwi	kuov	17	661
Apr 13, 2022	essDOCS	czpq	ubri	70	790

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Media has covered Intercontinental Exchange for a total of 118 events in the last 1 year, 25 of them have been about acquisition activity.

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Parameta Solutions and ICE announce expanded agreementAsset Servicing Times•Sep 02, 2026•Intercontinental Exchange, Parameta Solutions

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tZERO and ICE Collaborate on Tokenized Securities Markets InfrastructureNewMediaWire•Aug 31, 2026•tZERO, Intercontinental Exchange, NYSE

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NYSE Parent May Invest Further in Polymarket as Valuation Surpasses $20 BillionCryptocurrency•Aug 20, 2026•Intercontinental Exchange, Polymarket, 1789 Capital, Bloomberg and 1 other

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Intercontinental Exchange Agrees to Acquire MarketAxess for $6BCryptocurrency•Jul 30, 2026•MarketAxess Holdings, Intercontinental Exchange

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Intercontinental Exchange Announces Launch of ICE IDs for Private CreditBusiness Wire•Jul 27, 2026•Intercontinental Exchange, MarketAxess Holdings

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Intercontinental Exchange's NYSE extends 30-year partnership with CNBC (ICE:NYSE)Seeking Alpha•Jul 22, 2026•CNBC, Intercontinental Exchange

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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to Launch GPU Compute Futures CoGuruFocus•Jul 01, 2026•Intercontinental Exchange

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Krilogy Financial LLC Buys 10,493 Shares of Intercontinental Exchange Inc. $ICEThemarketsdaily•Jun 24, 2026•Intercontinental Exchange, Krilogy Financial, Signal Advisors

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Intercontinental Exchange and OKX Form Joint Venture to Bridge Traditional and Digital Asset MarketsGlobal Fintech Series•Jun 22, 2026•Intercontinental Exchange, OKX

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Trading Technologies and ICE Data Services Partner for Buy-Side Fixed Income EMSThe TRADE•Jun 16, 2026•Intercontinental Exchange, Trading Technologies, Crawford Investment

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