Matt Middleton & Anil D. Aggarwal Acquire Majority Stake in ETF.com

ETFS Capital Acquires ETF.com from Cboe Global Markets

February 8, 2021

Media & Entertainment

ETFS Capital, a London-based strategic investment firm, has acquired the business of ETF.com from Cboe Global Markets. Terms were not disclosed; ETFS Capital said it will invest in ETF.com and integrate it with its portfolio assets (including ETF Stream and AltFi) to expand its media, data and analytics capabilities for the global ETF industry.

Centerfield Acquires Business.com and Savings.com

February 2, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Centerfield, a Los Angeles-based customer acquisition and marketing company, acquired two digital publishers — Business.com and Savings.com — to expand its owned & operated portfolio and extend its Dugout platform into B2B and e-commerce verticals. The deals are add-on acquisitions for Centerfield since the company was acquired by Platinum Equity in December 2019; Platinum Equity remains the sponsor behind Centerfield.

Investing.com Acquires StreetInsider.com

March 27, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Investing.com has completed the acquisition and integration of StreetInsider.com to expand its premium market-moving news feeds and enhance its InvestingPro subscription offering. The deal folds StreetInsider’s real-time breaking-news services and paywalled feeds into Investing.com’s platform to broaden content capabilities for retail investors while StreetInsider continues to operate as a stand-alone service for select feeds.

Featheringill Capital Acquires Majority Stake in InvestEdge

October 2, 2020

Software

Featheringill Capital acquired a majority interest in InvestEdge, Inc., a provider of compliance, portfolio management, and UMA software for wealth managers. The investment provides InvestEdge with capital to strengthen its financial position and accelerate product development and customer support, with senior management supporting and participating in the transaction.

Alerian Acquires ETF Trends and ETF Database

August 4, 2021

Financial Services

Alerian, an independent index provider, acquired ETF Trends and ETF Database to combine research, data and digital distribution capabilities with its indexing business. The deal brings together the firms' advisory-focused research and proprietary data with Alerian's index creation and distribution platform and maintains offices in Dallas, Edmonton, Irvine and New York.

Endicott Growth Equity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Information Clearinghouse and Market Service

December 21, 2021

Data & Analytics

Endicott Growth Equity Partners, L.P. acquired a majority stake in Information Clearinghouse Inc. and Market Service Inc., the owners of the Creditntell, F&D Reports, ARMS and AggData brands. Founder and CEO Lawrence Sarf remains a significant owner and will join the board while the current management team continues to run day-to-day operations; financial terms were not disclosed.