Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
The TNS–Radianz deal hints at underlying issues in trader voice
Waters Wrap: As part of its cost-cutting program, BT shipped its Radianz unit to TNS, but the deal didn’t include its Trading & Command trader voice property. Anthony finds that interesting.
One year on, S&P makes Visible Alpha more visible
The data giant says its acquisition of Visible Alpha last May is enabling it to bring the smaller vendor’s data to a range of new audiences.
Terry Duffy on CME’s cloud future, takeover targets, and ... candy
CME CEO Terry Duffy explains the relatively narrow strategy that the derivatives exchange has taken under his leadership, especially compared to its peers.
Waters Wavelength Ep. 307: The shrinking OMS landscape
This week, Tony and Nyela discuss FactSet’s recent acquisition of LiquidityBook and what it could signal for trading technology.
The murky future of buying or building trading technology
Waters Wrap: It’s obvious the buy-v-build debate is changing as AI gets more complex, but Anthony wonders how trading firms will keep up.
FactSet lays out trading roadmap post LiquidityBook deal
The software and data provider announced it was buying LiquidityBook this month, filling a gap in its front-office suite of solutions.
FactSet-LiquidityBook: The buy-side OMS space continues to shrink
Waters Wrap: Anthony spoke with buy-side firms and industry experts to get a feel for how the market is reacting to this latest tie-up.
What does it really mean to be a mid-tier OMS?
With Clearwater Analytics’ proposed $1.5 billion buy of Enfusion earlier this month, the market for order management systems appears to be evolving.
New data granularity rules create opportunities for regtech providers
As evidence, Regnology increased its presence in North America with the addition of Vermeg's Agile business—its 8th acquisition in three years—following a period of constriction and consolidation in the market.
Tech VC funding: It’s not just about the money
The IMD Wrap: It’s been a busy year for tech and data companies seeking cash to kick-start new efforts. Max details how some are putting the fun into fundraising.
If M&A picks up, who’s on the auction block?
Waters Wrap: With projections that mergers and acquisitions are geared to pick back up in 2025, Anthony reads the tea leaves of 25 of this year’s deals to predict which vendors might be most valuable.
Enough with the ‘Bloomberg Killers’ already
Waters Wrap: Anthony interviews LSEG’s Dean Berry about the Workspace platform, and provides his own thoughts on how that platform and the Terminal have been portrayed over the last few months.
Facing platform shutdown, former IEX Cloud head buys its assets in 11th-hour bid
Tim Baker, Pedro Aguayo, and a silent partner have come together to purchase IEX Cloud’s assets days before the exchange was to retire all its products on August 31.
SS&C continues Blue Prism rollout, eyes other acquisition targets
The company is focusing on organic growth while keeping its eye on potential acquisitions.
BlackRock to integrate Aladdin and Preqin to create new private markets platform
CEO Larry Fink calls combining the two platforms “maybe the biggest opportunity in 10 years.”
BlackRock-Preqin: It’s the data, Cupid!
As BlackRock buys Preqin, and LSEG strikes a data deal with Dow Jones, Max notes that in data, strange bedfellows breed valuable offspring.
Waters Wavelength Podcast: S&P’s CTO on AI, data, and the future of datacenters
Frank Tarsillo, CTO at S&P Global Market Intelligence, joins the podcast to discuss the firm’s approach to AI, the importance of data, and what might be in store for datacenters in the coming years.
MSCI counts the cost of bank M&A, looks ahead to custom indexes, AI
Cancellations of overlapping contracts following a bank merger put a dent in MSCI’s earnings, but management remains upbeat about the potential of recent acquisitions and new technology developments.
LSEG to sunset Redi EMS in favor of Tora
Sources say competitors will look to seize on the decision to win over Redi’s sizeable US client base.
S&P completes ‘operational integration’ of IHS Markit, ups focus on genAI, new regtech tool
With the IHS Markit merger now behind it, S&P Global is set to release RegGPT and other AI-enabled products.
Waters Wrap: A glimpse of 2024 through the looking glass of 2023
Anthony examines some of the biggest stories from the past year to preview what might be ahead.