Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Bridge Growth Partners Takes Majority Stake in Solace Systems
Focus of Solace Systems going forward will be to invest in go-to-market strategies, build rich ecosystem with partners and leverage firm's technology.
OTC Markets Adds Data Connectivity via IPC
The addition of IPC provides market participants with another option to access OTC Markets' data.
BNP Paribas Securities Services Executive Talks SmartAngels Partnership, Blockchain
Philippe Ruault, head of product development at BNP Paribas Securities Services, discusses the strategic alliance his firm recently made, which focuses on blockchain technology.
Delaware Partners with Symbiont as Part of Blockchain Initiative
Goal of program will be to promote use of distributed ledger technology and attract blockchain firms.
Scotiabank Invests $2.3 Million to Create Digital Banking Lab at Ivey Business School
Brian Porter, president and CEO of Scotiabank, makes announcement during keynote address at university.
SR Labs Integrates SuperFeed into Quod Financial Trading Platform
Integrating SuperFeed into the Adaptive Execution Platform will improve the performance of Quod’s trading applications.
Ex-Interactive Data COO Nadler Rejoins Warburg Pincus
Nadler officially returns to the private equity firm that has placed him in senior roles at its past investments.
BATS Buys ETF.com to Grow ETF Content
The deal will support BATS' position in ETF listings with proprietary ETF news and analytics.
Fidessa OMS Offers Users ATG's Brazilian Algos
Algos hosted in Equinix data centers close to the BM&FBovespa exchange.
Digital Asset, DTCC Partner for US Repo Distributed Ledger Development
Parties sign agreement of understanding to develop distributed ledger proof-of-concept for US repo market.
Solace Gives CJC Support Certification Nod to Meet Growing Demand for Support
CJC officials say the company has seen a recent surge in demand for support around Solace technologies.
Money.Net Adds BATS One Feed to Terminal
The BATS One data will be available as a cost-saving option on Money.Net.
Blacklion Drives Updata Energy Storage Data
The Dallas-based firm has enlisted Updata to automate the collection and analysis of US energy data.
Barclays Point Fixed-Income Users Worry About Bloomberg Port Conversion
A recent survey found that the fixed-income community has major concerns about the sunsetting of Barclays' Point platform.
Markit & IHS Come Together in Major Data, Analytics Tie-Up
The vendors will leverage each others' content sets and analytics to create new products, which will be delivered via a new cloud platform.
IHS, Markit to Merge, Combining Analytics, Data Providers
The vendors will leverage each others' content sets and analytics to create new products, which will be delivered via a new cloud platform.
UPDATE: IHS, Markit Merge, Creating $13Bn Data Vendor
The vendors will leverage each others' content sets and analytics to create new products, which will be delivered via a new cloud platform.
Standard Chartered Takes Stake in Chinese Datacenter Operator Chayora
The funding will provide long-term support for its datacenter construction projects in China.
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.