 In October 2015, ICE announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), a provider of financial market data, analytics and related trading solutions, from Silver Lake, involved in technology investing, and Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm focused on growth investing.The acquisition was valued at approximately $5.2 billion, including $3.65 billion in cash and $1.55 billion in ICE common stock, and builds on ICE's global market data growth strategy by expanding the markets served, adding technology platforms and increasing new data and valuation services.Completion of the transaction was subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions.