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Nomura and Wolfe Research: Marriage Made in Heaven?
06/09/2020
At first glance, Wolfe Research and Nomura Securities seem unlikely partners despite rumors of a potential joint venture. A closer look makes a tie-up appear slightly less awkward although we ...
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US IPO Activity Remains Weak in May 2020
06/04/2020
US IPO activity remained anemic during May as only 6 deals were priced during the month due to the continued COVID-19 lockdown across much of the country. During May $1.6 ...
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Expert Network GlobalWonks Closes $2.0 mln Seed Investment from Uzabase
05/27/2020
Washington DC-based real-time expert network, GlobalWonks, announced yesterday that it has closed a $2.0 mln seed investment from Tokyo-based online financial data, media, and business intelligence provider Uzabase, Inc. Recent ...
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First Quarter 2020 Bellwether Research Valuations Fall 26%
05/11/2020
According to analysis prepared exclusively for Integrity Research by Marlin & Associates[1], the international M&A advisor, average valuations for large publicly traded research and information firms shrank 26% in the ...
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April US IPO Activity Grinds to Halt During Lockdown
05/05/2020
US IPO activity ground to a halt as only 4 deals were priced during April due to the economic lockdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic – 75% lower than ...
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AI Provider Causality Link Raises $5 Million
04/29/2020
Causality Link, which positions itself as an AI-powered research assistant, completed a Series A round of $5 million as it targets asset managers. The firm is part of a growing ...
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Morningstar Acquires Remainder of ESG Research Firm Sustainalytics
04/23/2020
Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a Chicago-based provider of independent investment research, data and analytics recently announced that it has purchased the 60% of independent ESG research and ratings provider Sustainaytics ...
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Analyst Hub Partners with Automotive, Storage & Electronics Research Boutique, Fox Advisors
04/16/2020
Analyst Hub, the New York-based “research infrastructure as a service” platform, recently announced that it has partnered with Fox Advisors, a research boutique covering less followed companies involved in the electronics ...
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Geolocation Data Consolidation: Foursquare Merges With Factual While PlaceIQ Buys Freckle IoT
04/10/2020
Within the space of 24 hours, Foursquare Labs announced a merger with rival Factual while PlaceIQ reported its acquisition of Freckle IoT. The wave of geolocation data consolidation is symptomatic ...
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Research Aggregator Substantive Research Snags Capital Before Financing Window Closes
04/07/2020
Substantive Research, which works with asset managers to optimize research budgets, received an £800,000 ($985,000) growth capital investment from a venture fund financed by Scottish Government funds and the European ...