Information Technology

Blackbird Holdings is an innovator in execution and processing of interest rate derivatives, and operates a global hybrid model of voice and electronic execution with offices in New York, London, Singapore, and Tokyo. Blackbird created an electronic trading platform that simplifies the complexities of trading over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.

• VantagePoint and GFI Group (Nasdaq: GFIG), a leading global inter-dealer broker specializing in OTC derivatives, invested in Blackbird to finance the spinout of GFI Group's dollar interest rate swap team to combine it with Blackbird in a focused and well-funded standalone company.