Acquisition
TS-Associates Enters Administration, Velocimetrics Takes Over IP, Tech Team
Latency monitoring technology provider Velocimetrics has acquired an exclusive license to sell and maintain the Precision Instrumentation product range developed by UK-based latency monitoring technology provider TS-Associates, which has entered…
UPDATE: LSE Eyes FTSE-Russell Index Data Combo
The London Stock Exchange plans to consolidate the index calculation and data distribution platforms of its FTSE index subsidiary with those of US-based index provider Russell Indexes—and may migrate the index platforms to proprietary LSE technologies,…
LSE Lays Out Russell Acquisition Proposal
The London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy US-based index provider and asset manager Russell Investments from the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company for $2.7 billion, in a move to diversify its revenue streams and expand into the US market.
Twitter Buys Tweet Data Distributor Gnip to Grow Social Data Biz
Social media microblogging site Twitter has acquired Boulder, Colo.-based social media aggregator Gnip for an undisclosed sum.
Pico Buys SpryWare for Data Tools; Preps Integration, International Expansion
New York-based agency broker and trading infrastructure provider Pico Quantitative Trading has acquired Chicago-based ticker plant, feed handler and historical data store vendor SpryWare, in a move to strengthen its data technology assets and expand its…
Bloomberg Buys UBS Aussie Bond Indexes
After 25 years of calculating a family of Australian bond indexes, Swiss investment bank UBS has sold the indexes─including the benchmark UBS Composite Bond Index─to data giant Bloomberg.
FactSet Buys Revere
FactSet Research Systems has acquired San Francisco-based research and industry classification provider Revere Data for an undisclosed sum.
Progress Agrees Apama Sale to Software AG
Progress Software has reached an agreement with Software AG over the sale of its complex events processing (CEP) arm, Apama.
Ethernet Tech Vendor Emulex Buys Endace for Network Monitoring Play
Acquisition values Endace at $130 million, and is expected to close in early 2013
MarketAxess to Expand Xtrakter Data, Post-Acquisition
MarketAxess mulls expanding Xtrakter's market data services as part of acquisition
