ETFS Capital Acquires ETF.com from Cboe Global Markets

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

August 7, 2025

Financial Services

Matt Middleton and Anil D. Aggarwal have acquired a majority stake in ETF.com from ETFS Capital, which will retain a minority interest. Middleton will become CEO and the pair plan to transform ETF.com into an events-driven multimedia platform focused on ETF education, networking, and engaging content for investors and financial advisors.

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.

FalconX Acquires 21shares

November 23, 2025

Financial Services

FalconX has completed the acquisition of 21shares, a leading issuer of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs), to expand its product, structuring and market infrastructure capabilities across the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. 21shares will remain an independently managed business under FalconX with Russell Barlow continuing as CEO, and FalconX says existing ETP/ETF investment objectives will not change.

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.

ETFS Capital Makes Strategic Investment in Skylight IPV

January 7, 2020

Financial Services

Skylight IPV Limited, a London-based independent price verification provider for OTC derivatives, secured a significant investment from ETFS Capital to strengthen its balance sheet and accelerate product and technology development. The funding will support Skylight's expansion of IPV services across major asset classes and provide strategic and practical support from ETFS Capital.

Ziff Davis Acquires Equity Stake in CNET

October 1, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Ziff Davis, Inc. announced it completed an acquisition of equity in CNET in Q3 2024. Terms were not disclosed; Ziff Davis said the deal grows its global customer base, provides access to new markets and expands its product lineup, with no material financial impact expected.