Waters Wrap: The Symphony-Cloud9 tie-up hints at a new tune for the comms provider
Anthony talks with Brad Levy about the company’s acquisition of Cloud9, its plan for future acquisitions, the possibility of an IPO, his thoughts on Big Tech providers, and more.
Last week there wasn’t a Weekly Wrap because I was away visiting family. This week it’s up late because I wanted to focus on the Symphony-Cloud9 Technologies acquisition that was announced at the end of last week, and for that I had to first speak with Symphony CEO Brad Levy, which didn’t happen until Monday afternoon. Anyway, apologies.
Before I get into my conversation with Levy, first, if you work in the field of market data or are just an enthusiast, I highly recommend you check out this
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