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BGC Group closes $325M cash acquisition of OTC Global Holdings, energy brokerage
BGC Group, Inc.
- Acquisition of OTC Global Holdings closed April 1, 2025; $325 million substantially all-cash consideration.
- OTC generated over $400M revenue in 2024; acquisition multiple below 0.8x revenue. Expected immediately accretive.
- BGC says deal positions it as the world's premier energy, commodities, and shipping brokerage firm.
- OTC's CEO Joe Kelly to continue driving growth; deal follows Sage Energy acquisition, makes ECS BGC's largest asset class.