INTL FCStone Agrees to Acquire MF Global's Metals Division
NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL), today announced that INTL FCStone (Europe) Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, has agreed to acquire the Metals Division of MF Global UK Limited (in special administration). As part of this transaction, INTL FCStone (Europe) has received approval from the London Metal Exchange ("LME") to upgrade its LME Category Two membership to LME Category One ring dealing membership.
The Metals Division, headed by Fred Demler, has more than 50 professional staff based in London, New York, Hong Kong and Sydney, and has long-standing client relationships throughout the world. The Metals Division is a leading LME ring dealing member providing execution and clearing of LME products and OTC products to assist commercial customers in hedging their price risk in metals markets. The Metals Division also serves institutional investors and financial services firms in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Demler will assume leadership of INTL FCStone's global metals LME futures and derivatives business.
Sean O'Connor, CEO of INTL FCStone, commented, "Fred and his metals team add a well-recognized and leading LME franchise with deep and diverse global relationships to our growing and profitable company. Our existing significant physical metals, structured OTC products and corporate finance advisory services combined with the LME capabilities and relationships should create a unique metals franchise. With our unwavering focus on customers, our broad capabilities and our expertise in all commodity verticals, we will now be in a better position than ever before to offer significant value to our global customer base."
"We are all very excited about the acquisition of our global metals team and see INTL FCStone as having a clear focus on serving customers, especially mid-market commercial entities where we have a great footprint globally," added Demler. "INTL FCStone has a strong presence across all the other commodity markets and we believe we can become a leading franchise for them in the broader metals markets. We anticipate a quick transition, which will allow us to continue serving our clients' needs with minimal disruption."
About INTL FCStone Inc.
INTL FCStone Inc. provides execution and advisory services in commodities, currencies and international securities. INTL FCStone's businesses, which include the commodities advisory and transaction execution firm FCStone Group, serve more than 10,000 commercial customers through a network of offices around the world. Further information on INTL FCStone Inc. is available at www.intlfcstone.com.
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