Burton-Taylor International Consulting recently published a report analyzing MSCI Inc., a provider of investment decision support tools including indexes; risk management products and services; Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) research and ratings; and real estate research, reporting and benchmarking offerings. The...
Burton-Taylor recently published a new study, European Demand for U.S. Exchange-Listed Equity Options 2018. The report, commissioned by the Options Industry Council, is based on interviews with 36 U.S. and European market participants from 31 different firms providing services for U.S....
Last week, IHS Markit announced its plan to acquire Ipreo for $1.855 billion through bank financing, increasing the companies pro forma bank leverage above target to 3.6x. The company aims to create cross-selling opportunities for IHS Markit and Ipreo as well...
At the beginning of the year, S&P Global, the third largest market data provider in the industry, announced the acquisition of Kensho Technologies Inc. a leading developer and provider of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data visualization systems to...
CME Group’s planned acquisition of NEX Group most likely will turn out to be a case of perfect timing as it vaults CME into cash fixed income and FX trading, assets expected to see exploding volumes as global economic and...