Trading software company ConvergEx Group has agreed to be acquired by British private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in a deal reportedly worth $1.9 billion, Bloomberg reports.

ConvergEx, which was formed in 2006 through a merger between the brokerage division of The Bank of New York and Eze Castle Software, had filed registration papers in May for a $400 million initial public offering. As part of a dual track process, ConvergEx had also put itself up for sale, meaning that the company’s IPO could be called off if the acquisition offer by CVC is accepted.

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