Co-founders Peter Maragos and David Karat in conjunction with private equity firm Flexpoint Ford plan a management buy-out of options execution and technology provider Dash Financial Technologies, which is owned by private equity firm GTCR. Under the terms of the deal, which is expected to close sometime next quarter, Maragos will maintain his role as CEO while Steven Begleiter, a managing director at Flexpoint Ford, will join the board as non-executive chairman. Daniel Edelman, a principal at Flexpoint Ford, also will join the firm’s board.