Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Markit, IHS to Merge
Combining one of market data's old grandees with a relative newcomer will create a "global information powerhouse," officials say.
ICE’s IDC–S&P Evaluated Pricing Tie-Up Sparks Competition Concerns
Some market participants are worried about the size of share in the evaluated pricing market that ICE's recent acquisitions have given it.
Opening Cross: To Ensure Data Quality, Keep Long Leases on Short Leashes
Sell-off-and-lease-back strategies require supreme—award-winning, even—confidence in your partners.
CBOE Preps Vest Downside Protected Indexes
CBOE plans to leverage its acquisition of a majority stake in Vest to develop new index products.
Markit Buys Fitch CDS Pricing Biz
Fitch will sell its CDS pricing to Markit, then license back the data, officials say.
“Merger of Equals” Agreed by London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse
Creation of exchange powerhouse agreed, deal expected to be completed by end of year or early 2017.
CME to Sell Chicago Co-Lo Datacenter
The Aurora datacenter has become the focal point for connectivity to CME's markets.
Broadridge, Technancial Partner for Post-Trade Offering in Futures, Options
Alliance aimed at improving operational efficiencies in the futures and options space.
OTAS Integrates Estimize Estimates
OTAS clients will be able to analyze Estimize's data and identify where the crowd-sourced consensus diverges from traditional estimates.
Mexico's GBM Deploys Redline Ticker
Redline's ticker plant and feed handlers will support low-latency data from the Mexican exchange.
Platts Buys Shipping Data Partner Commodity Flow
Before acquiring Commodity Flow, Platts distributed the vendor's data as part of its cFlow product.
G.H. Financials Partners with Object Trading for Access to ASX 24
Move allows G.H. Financials to continue to grow as non-bank FCMs.
Deutsche Börse to Sell International Securities Exchange to Nasdaq for $1.1 Billion
German exchange group divests ISE US exchanges as part of ongoing plan to merge with London Stock Exchange.
FTSE Russell, Trendrating Ally for Momentum Indexes
The move reflects increasingly sophisticated passive investment needs and demand for factor indexes, officials say.
After Infobolsa Buyout, BME Looks to Grow LatAm Business with Colombia Branch, Local Alliances
The exchange will leverage its subsidiary OpenFinance's existing presence, and aims to ally with local exchanges.
StockViews Raises £250K to Grow Machine Learning, AI Capabilities
The new funding will enable the vendor to step up its focus on applying machine learning and AI to information analysis.
Selerity Raises $4.2M for Expansion
The funding will help Selerity integrate more content and hire additional staff to support its growth.
Xignite Puts FX Rates in Oracle Cloud
Making its API available in Oracle's cloud will enable Xignite to supply FX rates to Oracle customers for financial reporting.
OTAS Now Distributes 2iQ Insider Transaction Data
2iQ provides information on over 45,000 stocks globally.
Axioma Adds ConceptONE's Regulatory & Risk Reporting Units to its Risk Suite
ConceptONE's fund services business is not part of the deal and will continue to operate as a separate entity.
OTAS Integrates 2iQ Intraday Insider Trade Data
2iQ captures insider deals data from more than 100 sources on over 45,000 stocks from around the world.
Updata Begins India Push, Adds Data from Local Vendors Global Datafeeds, Neotrade
The vendor hopes to sway potential clients in India with a sophisticated analytics product without the premium price tag.
Tradeweb Nabs CodeStreet, Looks to Accelerate Credit Strategy
Lee Olesky, Tradeweb CEO, chats about his firm's latest acquisition.
OTAS, TIM Partner for Trade Idea Analytics
The move will combine TIM Group's trade ideas analytics with OTAS' existing analytics tools.