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French Asset Manager Buys Out ESG Research Firm
04/02/2018
Paris-based Groupe La Française, which manages €66 billion ($81 billion) in assets, has taken full ownership of UK ESG research provider Inflection Point Capital Management (IPCM), with plans to rebrand ...
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US IPO Market Posts Strong Results in 1st Qtr of 2018
04/02/2018
According to global IPO investment advisor Renaissance Capital, 44 IPOs were priced in the US during the 1st Qtr of 2018, while the volume of capital raised surged to $15.5 ...
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FinTech Firm Sentieo Raises $6 Million
03/28/2018
Financial data platform Sentieo, designed to streamline the workflow of buy-side analysts, raised $6 million in venture funding as it seeks to expand outside the US and extend its product ...
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HSBC Joins Group of Banks Investing in Visible Alpha
03/22/2018
Visible Alpha, the New York-based research technology firm founded by a consortium of sell-side investment banks, just announced that investment bank HSBC has joined their group of investors. Newest Firm ...
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Auerbach Grayson Adds Mirabaud To International Network
03/21/2018
US broker Auerbach Grayson & Co., which pioneered the partnership approach to international expansion, announced that Geneva-based Mirabaud Securities has agreed to join its US distribution network. Mirabaud, which was ...
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Sustainalytics Absorbs Indian ESG Researcher
03/20/2018
Leading ESG research firm Sustainalytics has purchased selected assets from Bangalore-based Solaron Sustainability Services to expand its emerging markets coverage. Sustainalytics will employ twenty-six of Solaron’s current staff, including emerging ...
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Euromoney Buys Extel From WeConvene
03/08/2018
Extel, arguably the most prestigious survey of European buy-side research preferences, has been acquired by Euromoney, parent of arch-rival Institutional Investor, for an undisclosed amount. Extel will continue as a ...
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S&P Buys Kensho Betting Big On AI
03/07/2018
S&P Global’s $550 million acquisition of Kensho Technologies represents a major strategic move into artificial intelligence and machine learning. The value of the acquisition is not just in new product ...
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Jefferies Forms New Banking and Research Partnership with Bank of China
03/02/2018
New York-based investment bank, Jefferies, LLC recently announced a partnership with BOC International Holdings Limited (BOCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of China to jointly provide investment banking, capital ...
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Frontier Strategy Group Acquires Ducker Worldwide, Adding Market Research
02/16/2018
Frontier Strategy Group, an emerging markets research firm which offers an expert network, is acquiring Ducker Worldwide, a Michigan-based market research and consulting firm. Terms were not disclosed. For now, ...