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Miaxglobal

NYSE: MIAXalso invests · investor profile

Miami, US · 2 known investors

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MIAX operates electronic trading platforms and exchanges for equities, futures, and derivatives. The company serves institutional and retail traders through its U.S.-based automated exchanges and international subsidiaries in Bermuda and Guernsey.

Founders & leadership

BJBarbara J. Comly
Barbara J. ComlyinExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate SecretaryExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Miami International Holdings (MIAX)
DSDouglas Schafer, Jr.
Douglas Schafer, Jr.inExecutiveExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MIH at Miami International Holdings (MIAX)
TGThomas Gallagher
Thomas GallagherinChairman & CEO Miami International Holdings, Inc.Thomas Gallagher is a founder and Chief Executive Officer of MIAX, an electronic trading platform for equities, futures, and derivatives established in 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School.
PWPaul Warner
Paul WarnerinCFO2011–2020Paul Warner is an Executive Officer at MIAX Global, which operates electronic trading platforms and exchanges for equities, futures, and derivatives. He brings financial management expertise with focus on exchanges, asset management, and capital markets.
JSJohn Smollen
John SmolleninExecutive Vice PresidentExecutive Vice President, New Product Development at Miami International Holdings (MIAX)
TPThomas P. Gallagher
Thomas P. GallagherinChairman & CEO Miami International Holdings, Inc.Thomas P. Gallagher is a co-founder and has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of MIAX since its inception in 2008, overseeing the development of electronic trading platforms for equities, futures, and derivatives. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers College and a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School.
SBShelly Brown
Shelly BrowninExecutive Vice President – Chief Strategy Officer; Chief Executive Officer of MIAX Futures
EDEdward Deitzel
Edward DeitzelExecutive Vice President and Chief Regulatory Officer; Chief Compliance Officer of the MIAX Exchanges
LELance Emmons
Lance EmmonsinExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Miami International Holdings (MIAX)
DMDouglas M. Schafer Jr.
Douglas M. Schafer Jr.inExecutive Vice President and Chief Information OfficerExecutive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of MIH at Miami International Holdings (MIAX)
HJHarish Jayabalan
Harish JayabalaninExecutive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Risk Officer
CVCees Vermaas
Cees VermaasChief Executive Officer of TISEG

Investors · 2

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$192.1M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2015–2021

▶$50.1MraisedAug 2021 · 5 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Lance EmmonsExecutive Officer
  • Sayer Al SayerDirector
  • Barry BelmontDirector
  • Talal Al-BaharDirector
  • Albert Barro, Jr.Director
  • John BeckelmanDirector
  • Mark RaymondDirector
  • J Gray TeekellDirector
  • Thomas GallagherExecutive Officer, Director
  • Khaled El-MarsafyDirector
  • Shelly BrownExecutive Officer
  • Robert PrunettiDirector
  • Michael AmeenDirector
  • Abdulwahab Al-NakibDirector
  • Jack MondelExecutive Officer, Director
  • Douglas Schafer, Jr.Executive Officer, Director
  • Ricardo BlachDirector
  • Edward DeitzelExecutive Officer
  • Mark WetjenExecutive Officer
  • Paul KotosDirector
  • Mark MassadDirector
  • William HopkinsDirector
  • William O'Brien, IIIDirector
  • Jassem ZainalDirector
  • Christopher BradyDirector
  • Barbara ComlyExecutive Officer
  • Paul StahlinDirector
  • Thomas Kelly, Jr.Director
Offering amount
$65M
Amount sold
$50.1M
Minimum investment
$250K
First sale
Jul 2021
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$94.9MraisedDec 2020 · 85 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Christopher WhittingtonDirector
  • Jassem ZainalDirector
  • John BeckelmanDirector
  • Edward DeitzelExecutive Officer
  • Paul KotosDirector
  • Mark WetjenExecutive Officer
  • Shelly BrownExecutive Officer
  • Thomas GallagherExecutive Officer, Director
  • Talal Al-BaharDirector
  • Abdulwahab Al-NakibDirector
  • Sayer Al SayerDirector
  • Michael AmeenDirector
  • Albert Barro, Jr.Director
  • Barry BelmontDirector
  • Ricardo BlachDirector
  • Christopher BradyDirector
  • Barbara ComlyExecutive Officer
  • Khaled El-MarsafyDirector
  • William HopkinsDirector
  • Thomas Kelly, Jr.Director
  • Jack MondelExecutive Officer, Director
  • William O'Brien, IIIDirector
  • Robert PrunettiDirector
  • Mark RaymondDirector
  • Douglas Schafer, Jr.Executive Officer, Director
  • John SmollenExecutive Officer
  • Paul StahlinDirector
  • J Gray TeekellDirector
  • Lance EmmonsExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$94.9M
Amount sold
$94.9M
First sale
Dec 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$5MraisedFeb 2018 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Mark RaymondDirector
  • Douglas Schafer, Jr.Executive Officer, Director
  • Barbara ComlyExecutive Officer
  • Jack MondelDirector
  • John BeckelmanDirector
  • Paul StahlinDirector
  • Paul KotosDirector
  • Jassem ZainalDirector
  • Thomas GallagherExecutive Officer, Director
  • Edward DeitzelExecutive Officer
  • Byrum TeekellDirector
  • Christopher BradyDirector
  • Ricardo BlachDirector
  • Michael AmeenDirector
  • Christopher WhittingtonDirector
  • Abdulwahab Al-NakibDirector
  • Barry BelmontDirector
  • Khaled El-MarsafyDirector
  • Thomas KellyDirector
  • Sayer Al SayerDirector
  • Paul WarnerExecutive Officer
  • Talal Al-BaharDirector
  • William O'Brien, IIIDirector
  • Robert PrunettiDirector
  • Timur TillyaevDirector
  • John SmollenExecutive Officer
  • William HopkinsDirector
  • Albert Barro, Jr.Director
Offering amount
$100M
Amount sold
$5M
First sale
Jan 2018
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$1.8MraisedJan 2018 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jassem ZainalDirector
  • Talal Al-BaharDirector
  • John SmollenExecutive Officer
  • Christopher WhittingtonDirector
  • Paul StahlinDirector
  • Khaled El-MarsafyDirector
  • Barry BelmontDirector
  • Ricardo BlachDirector
  • Douglas Schafer, Jr.Executive Officer, Director
  • Albert Barro, Jr.Director
  • Christopher BradyDirector
  • John BeckelmanDirector
  • Abdulwahab Al-NakibDirector
  • Robert PrunettiDirector
  • Mark RaymondDirector
  • Jack MondelDirector
  • Michael AmeenDirector
  • Byrum TeekellDirector
  • Thomas GallagherExecutive Officer, Director
  • William HopkinsDirector
  • Timur TillyaevDirector
  • William O'Brien, IIIDirector
  • Sayer Al SayerDirector
  • Barbara ComlyExecutive Officer
  • Paul KotosDirector
  • Thomas KellyDirector
  • Edward DeitzelExecutive Officer
  • Paul WarnerExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$20M
Amount sold
$1.8M
Minimum investment
$50K
Sales commissions
$190K
Proceeds to insiders
$190K
Placement agents
Growth Capital Services, Inc.
First sale
Mar 2017
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$30MraisedJul 2016 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Michael AmeenDirector
  • Jack MondelDirector
  • Barry BelmontDirector
  • Mark RaymondDirector
  • William O'Brien, IIIDirector
  • Sayer Al SayerDirector
  • Timur TillyaevDirector
  • Thomas GallagherExecutive Officer, Director
  • Clinton Pagano, Sr.Director
  • Robert PrunettiDirector
  • Talal Al-BaharDirector
  • John SmollenExecutive Officer
  • Douglas Schafer, Jr.Executive Officer, Director
  • William HopkinsDirector
  • Thomas KellyDirector
  • Ricardo BlachDirector
  • Barbara ComlyExecutive Officer
  • Abdulwahab Al-NakibDirector
  • Albert Barro, Jr.Director
  • Byrum TeekellDirector
  • Christopher BradyDirector
  • Khaled El-MarsafyDirector
  • Christopher WhittingtonDirector
  • John DavisDirector
  • Paul StahlinDirector
  • Cynthia SchwarzkopfDirector
  • Jassem ZainalDirector
  • Paul WarnerExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$50M
Amount sold
$30M
Minimum investment
$30M
Sales commissions
$600K
Proceeds to insiders
$7.3M
Placement agents
Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P.
First sale
Jun 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$10.2MraisedDec 2015 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Thomas KellyDirector
  • Abdulwahab Al-NakibDirector
  • Douglas Schafer, Jr.Executive Officer, Director
  • John DavisDirector
  • Thomas GallagherExecutive Officer, Director
  • Sayer Al SayerDirector
  • Jassem ZainalDirector
  • Paul WarnerExecutive Officer
  • John SmollenExecutive Officer
  • Robert PrunettiDirector
  • Mark RaymondDirector
  • Christopher BradyDirector
  • Ricardo BlachDirector
  • Albert Barro, Jr.Director
  • Cynthia SchwarzkopfDirector
  • Barry BelmontDirector
  • Khaled El-MarsafyDirector
  • Talal Al-BaharDirector
  • Clinton Pagano, Sr.Director
  • Timur TillyaevDirector
  • Michael AmeenDirector
  • Byrum TeekellDirector
  • Paul StahlinDirector
  • William HopkinsDirector
  • William O'Brien, IIIDirector
  • Barbara ComlyExecutive Officer
  • Christopher WhittingtonDirector
  • Jack MondelDirector
Offering amount
$20M
Amount sold
$10.2M
Minimum investment
$50K
Sales commissions
$1M
Proceeds to insiders
$2M
Placement agents
Growth Capital Services, Inc.
First sale
Sep 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Miaxglobal do?
MIAX operates electronic trading platforms and exchanges for equities, futures, and derivatives. The company serves institutional and retail traders through its U.S.-based automated exchanges and international subsidiaries in Bermuda and Guernsey.
Who founded Miaxglobal?
Miaxglobal was founded by Barbara J. Comly.
Who are Miaxglobal's investors?
Miaxglobal's investors include Cedar Mundi Ventures, Warburg Pincus.
How much funding has Miaxglobal raised?
Miaxglobal has disclosed $192.1M raised across 6 rounds.
Where is Miaxglobal headquartered?
Miaxglobal is headquartered in Miami, US.