FD Technologies Plc provides high-performance data and AI software solutions through its core KX platform, a real-time time-series database and analytics engine that processes extreme volumes of temporal data for actionable insights; it also offers consulting services via First Derivative in capital markets, regulatory compliance, and digital transformation, alongside MRP Prelytix, an enterprise account-based marketing platform, and related software licensing, maintenance, and support. The company, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, operates globally across four continents with 14 locations, serving investment banks, hedge funds, aerospace and defense, life and health sciences, semiconductors, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, pharma, technology, telecom, and energy sectors primarily in the Americas (39% of revenue), UK (35%), EMEA (19%), and Asia Pacific (7%). In July 2021, it rebranded from First Derivatives Plc to FD Technologies Plc to reflect its expanded technology focus; it divested the First Derivative consulting business to EPAM in 2024 to become a pure-play software provider centered on KX; and in May 2025, TA Associates announced an all-cash acquisition offer valuing the company at approximately £570 million, a 27% premium to the prior closing share price, with the deal recommended by the board as of December 2025 and structured to leave existing shareholders with a minority stake.