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(Reuters) – TMX Group, the proprietor of the Toronto Inventory Trade, mentioned on Wednesday it had acquired an round 78% stake in U.S. knowledge analytics firm VettaFi Holdings for $848 million (C$1.14 billion).
In January, the group took a 21% stake within the New York Metropolis-based agency, which values the full deal at $1.03 billion.
The deal might be financed by way of financial institution debt of as much as $1 billion in time period loans, and can add to TMX’s adjusted earnings per share within the first 12 months of the deal, excluding synergies, the corporate mentioned in a press release.
“From a strategic standpoint, this acquisition accelerates TMX’s long-term global expansion, and increases the proportion of revenue derived from our Global Solutions, Insights and Analytics division, and from recurring sources,” mentioned John McKenzie, CEO of TMX Group.
As a part of the deal, the operator will even assume $100 million of VettaFi’s debt.
VettaFi gives a database of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), analytics and indices, and the change operator’s analytics enterprise.
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