Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
CMA cashes out to CME Group
In a significant deal for the buy side, CME Group announced late last month that it had acquired Credit Market Analysis (CMA), a London-based technology vendor which provides credit derivatives market data exclusively to asset managers and hedge funds.
Fidessa LatentZero goes live with Pipeline connection
Buy-side trading software provider Fidessa LatentZero has connected its front-office systems to US-based alternative trading system (ATS) Pipeline.
Acquisition Inquisition
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The Future of M&A
Consolidation
Thomson-Reuters Overshadows Consolidation Frenzy
After years of buying up smaller competitors to boost their own assets, Thomson and Reuters finally agreed to pool their resources this year, making 2007 the year of the largest-ever single takeover deal to hit the market data industry.
CMA partners with Numerix to empower credit traders
Credit market data provider CMA has partnered with Numerix, a provider of pricing and risk analytics, to create an integrated offering for buy-side firms.
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Consolidation
Arcing towards the buy side
Arcontech is another in a long line of technology firms that started life focusing on lucrative tier-one sell-side organisations, but due to the rise in prominence of the buy side, have since widened their scope to include hedge funds and long-only asset…
Thomson to feed data to Paladyne clients
Paladyne Systems, the NY-based provider of hedge fund technology and services, has contracted Thomson Financial to provide real-time market data to its customers.
Size Matters
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