After receiving $150 million investment from Ripple, LMAX explores sale, SPAC merger, or IPO

Institutional trading platform LMAX is working with advisors Morgan Stanley and KBW, the investment bank arm of Stifel, to evaluate strategic alternatives. According to sources familiar with the matter, options under consideration include a potential sale, a SPAC merger, or an IPO. London-based LMAX recently launched a 24/7 multi-asset exchange and secured a $150 million strategic investment from Ripple, which is related to institutional stablecoin adoption.