TKnight Capital Group, Inc. (KCG) -NYSE Se estampa despues de fallos de enrutamiento de plataforma

The Jersey City, N.J.-based firm told regulators in a filing Monday that the firm had entered into a "securities purchase agreement" on Aug. 6, selling $400 million worth of 2% convertible preferred stock in itself to a group of investors. Those securities will be convertible into about 267 million shares of common stock in the company. Knight currently has about 89 million shares outstanding.
The deal was anticipated to be "consummated" Monday, according to the filing from Knight.
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Esto supondrá una dilución muy importante. Estamos hablando de cuatriplicar el número de acciones en circulación.

Knight Capital Group has been saved with an infusion of $400 million in the form of a convertible preferred security that gives the buyers the right to buy Knight shares at $1.50, according to sources close to the deal.

Jin Lee | Bloomberg |
Traders work at a Knight Capital Group Inc. post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Knight Capital Group Inc., struggling to stay afloat after a trading error spurred a $440 million loss.
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The private-equity firm of General Atlantic (which owns the Getco market maker) along with Blackstone [BX 13.90 0.20 (+1.46%) ] private equity, Omaha brokerage firm TD Ameritrade [AMTD 16.07 0.70 (+4.55%) ], and Stifel Nicolas will buy the $400 million preferred, which has a conversion price of $1.50 and will massively dilute the trading firm, but allow it to replenish its coffers and open for business on Monday.