Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
HKEx, LME, Borsa Istanbul Agree LCH, Data Deals
Deals divest LME's stake in LCH.Clearnet, while allowing Borsa Istanbul to distribute data from LME and HKEx
Dataminr ‘Mines' Industry Vets for $130M Funding
New individual investors in the 2009-founded company include former CEOs of Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Thomson Reuters
Credit Suisse Signs on for FXSpotStream Liquidity Service
Bank to offer liquidity to FXSpotStream clients.
Xignite Adds OTC Markets Level 1 Delayed Data
The deal makes OTC Markets' delayed quote data available via Xignite's cloud platform Web Services APIs.
Xignite Shares Data Toys in FinTech Sandbox
Vendor will provide startups witht free data for six months.
With New Funding, Orbital Insight Expands Satellite Image Analysis for Commodities
Vendor plans to grow usage of satellite imagery to new areas of sales forecasts and commodities supply data.
CenturyLink Taps Cognilytics Buy for Financial Big Data Analytics Vertical
CenturyLink will ultimately make the analytics tools available as a managed service in its cloud infrastructure.
SocGen Prime Services Takes Stake in Eris
Former Newedge unit makes play in swap futures.
Beast Apps, Icap, CME Ally on OTC vs. Exchange-Traded Analysis Tool
The application displays and analyzes trading opportunities between Icap's OTC brokered derivatives and CME's listed futures markets.
R.J. O’Brien Announces Acquisition of GFI Subsidiary Kyte Group
US brokerage and clearing firm to take ownership of derivatives clearing agent.
ClearStructure Adds Fitch Ratings to Sentry Portfolio Management Platform
Agreement will give ClearStructure's clients access to Fitch's fixed income ratings.
GlobalRisk Integrates Interactive Data Content for Real-Time Risk Exposure
New service combines GlobalRisk's FirmRisk software with data from IDC's Consolidated Feed.
Markit Buys Lloyds' Halifax Housing Index
Vendor will use the index to create financial products based on the UK housing market, officials say.
Velocimetrics Integrates AHA Accelerated Data Compression with TipOff Latency Tech
More efficient data capture, compression and storage will help reduce datacenter costs.
Cronos Consultants Extends Misys Partnership, Joins InFusion Programme
Partnership to focus on integration improvements and cost reduction.
MVS Eyes Expansion After Acquisition by Platts
Vendor will leverage Platts' resources to grow its commodities data business.
TT Integrates Fundamental Analytics Data, Tools
Officials say combining price and fundamental data will allow clients to identify new trading opportunities.
BT's El Kabbany Elaborates on Extension of Deal with NBAD
BT Global Services managing director says firm will help bank's expansion in other international branches.
Temenos Acquires Fund Administrator Multifonds
Temenos broadens its banking software portfolio with Multifonds acquisition.
DE Shaw, Blackstone Upend Post-Trade for Alternatives, Eye Broader AM Space Next
Arcesium deal set for big results.
Infinancials Eyes US Expansion with Airex Partnership
Airex partnership will help Infinancials develop its branding and recognition as the vendor looks to establish itself in the US market.
Platts Acquires Metals Data Provider Minerals Value Service
Platts already held a stake in MVS, and will now take over the entire operations.
DE Shaw, BAAM Partner to Found Post-Trade Technology Firm
New joint company Arcesium to be led be DE Shaw's Suri
NZX, S&P DJI Ink Index Deal
Officials say the deal to create new investable benchmarks will open the New Zealand market to new investor opportunities.