Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Nasdaq Completes Purchase of Thomson Reuters Businesses
Nasdaq OMX has completed its acquisition of Thomson Reuters' investor relations, public relations and multimedia solutions businesses, which will be integrated with Nasdaq's global technology solutions business.
Temasek Officially Takes Stake in Markit
The deal signed by the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, which had been speculated upon for a couple weeks, was previously reported by the Financial Times and Reuters to be worth about $500 million, with the stake bought from existing investment banking…
Tick Data Bought Out by Management, VC
Former Penson data business is sold to management team and ex-Pension execs by Desjardins brokerage subsidiary.
IPC Bows App Development Partner Program
New partner program will enable third parties to develop apps for IPC's Unigy platform
INTL FCStone Eyes Controlling Interest in Cleartrade Exchange
Futures broker INTL FCStone has announced its intention to take a controlling interest in Singapore-based commodities bourse Cleartrade Exchange.
MDX Tech Taps CJC for Global Support
MDX will leverage CJC's international presence to support clients in the North America, Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions.
Markit Reaches South Africa with IQ Partnership
Markit has announced that it has entered into a commercial partnership with consulting firm IQ Business, to market its analytics products to the country.
What Does the Partnership Between BlackRock and MarketAxess Say About Aladdin?
BlackRock made big news last year by opening up its Aladdin corporate bond trading platform to the broader market. Some feel that its recent alliance with MarketAxess means it has already thrown in the towel.
Backstop Acquires PerTrac CMS
Backstop Solutions Group (BSG) has announced the acquisition of PerTrac's CMS product line, which provide customer-relationship management tools for institutional, buy-side clients.
