London Stock Exchange Group plc is a leading financial markets infrastructure company headquartered in London, operating primarily in the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, and France. Established in 1698, it provides a wide range of services across various segments, including Information Services, Post Trade Services, Capital Markets, and Technology Services. LSEG facilitates capital formation and risk management while operating multiple international markets, such as the London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana. The Group is a significant player in data and analytics, generating a substantial portion of its revenue from services related to financial indexing and real-time data. It also develops technology solutions for trading, market surveillance, and post-trade systems, and offers a variety of market information services, including indices and regulatory news. Additionally, LSEG licenses capital markets infrastructure and operates data centers and trading venues, aiming to provide an open-access model that enhances customer choice and partnerships across its diverse business operations.
Chairman of the Board, Chair of Nomination Committee and Member of Remuneration Committee
Charlie Walker
Deputy CEO
32 past transactions
BattleFin
Venture Round in 2024
BattleFin is a company that specializes in sourcing, organizing, evaluating, and vetting alternative data. It operates a database platform aimed at facilitating the accessibility of alternative data to various stakeholders, including data buyers and the venture capital community. By trading live capital based on the alternative data it identifies, BattleFin provides valuable feedback, validation, and verification to data providers. This approach not only enhances the quality and reliability of the data but also supports companies in identifying talent and opportunities essential for their asset management needs. Through its innovative platform, BattleFin plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between alternative data sources and market participants.
Axoni - Veris Post-Trade Processing Business
Acquisition in 2024
Axoni - Veris Post-Trade Processing Business is a unit of Axoni.
Acadia
Acquisition in 2022
Acadia builds risk management that helps firms to financial risk and optimize resources. Their services include risk model development, risk analytics, finance, accounting, model risk management, model validation, open risk engine, and publications. They also provide financial modeling and planning. Their financial institutions help with risk model transformation.
Maystreet
Acquisition in 2022
Maystreet, Inc. is a technology company that develops a market data infrastructure platform designed to deliver capital market data to various financial institutions. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in providing low-latency data and analytics through its cloud-based platform. This platform offers real-time and intraday historical data, supporting functions such as trade execution, surveillance, performance analysis, historical backtesting, end-of-day reporting, and risk and compliance management. Maystreet serves a diverse clientele, including banks, market makers, quantitative investment firms, traditional asset managers, trading platform vendors, regulators, researchers, and portfolio managers, enabling them to gain deeper insights into global capital markets and enhance decision-making accuracy.
BornsRobot
Series B in 2022
Borns Robot Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer of surgical robots based in Chongqing, China, with an additional office in Chengdu. The company specializes in developing intelligent medical robotic devices designed for minimally invasive surgery, including porous laparoscopy robots. Borns Robot focuses on providing digital diagnosis and treatment solutions tailored for the needs of doctors and patients, addressing specific clinical requirements in the field of non-invasive surgical procedures.
Global Data Consortium
Acquisition in 2022
Global Data Consortium Inc. is a provider of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) electronic identity verification platform designed to facilitate global digital identity verification for businesses. Its flagship product, Worldview, offers a single access point to local, high-quality reference data, enabling instant verification of consumer and business identities, as well as contact information and age verification across multiple countries. The platform supports various functionalities, including address verification, geo-coding, and address standardization, allowing businesses to seamlessly integrate identity verification into their systems. Serving a diverse clientele that includes e-commerce companies, logistics providers, and financial services firms across several continents, Global Data Consortium aims to empower businesses with tools to understand their customers, maintain compliance, and deliver real-time solutions. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Floww
Corporate Round in 2022
Floww Ltd. is a software as a service (SaaS) company that operates a platform designed for investors and financial institutions to analyze and manage their portfolios effectively. Established in 2016 and headquartered in London, the platform offers a suite of products including DEALFLOWW for deal flow management, MONEYFLOWW for investor onboarding and compliance checks, FLOWWTRANSACT for decentralized trading, and FlowwConnect for startups to raise capital and maintain investor relationships. The platform emphasizes transparency and data-driven insights, allowing venture capital firms, private equity firms, family offices, and accelerators to access essential information about deals and transactions. By integrating advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence, Floww facilitates a streamlined experience in the private asset market, enhancing liquidity and enabling users to navigate the complexities of investment management with greater clarity.
Tora Trading
Acquisition in 2022
Tora Trading is a cloud-based technology provider catering to the buy-side investment community. The company offers a comprehensive platform that includes portfolio management, order and execution management systems, as well as compliance and analytics tools, all developed in-house. This unified platform is designed to address the specific trading challenges faced by institutional investors in Asia, including mutual funds, hedge funds, and sell-side proprietary trading desks. Tora's products, which can be utilized individually or as a cohesive system, enhance the trading lifecycle by enabling efficient execution and access to global multi-asset liquidity. Notably, Tora's technology processes a significant portion of trading volume on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, underscoring its impact in the region's trading landscape.
PrimaryBid
Series C in 2022
PrimaryBid Limited is an online investment platform that facilitates access for private investors to share placings, fundraising activities, and initial public offerings (IPOs) of AIM-listed companies. Founded in 2012 and based in London, the company provides a technology solution that allows retail investors to bid for new shares on their own terms, ensuring they can participate at the same time and price as institutional investors. The platform aggregates retail demand, connecting a diverse pool of investors with public companies, and enables investments through both a website and mobile application. PrimaryBid has established strategic partnerships with notable financial institutions, enhancing its ability to streamline the investment process and increase opportunities for everyday investors in the Eurozone.
BondCliQ
Series A in 2022
BondCliQ Inc. is a company focused on enhancing the corporate bond market in the United States through the development of a central market system. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, the company offers both pre-trade and post-trade services aimed at improving institutional trading in the credit market. Its platform facilitates access to essential institutional pricing data and post-trade information, thereby supporting bond traders in achieving better liquidity and market conditions. By addressing the needs of various market participants, including buy-side and sell-side entities, as well as regulators, BondCliQ aims to create a more efficient and transparent trading environment for corporate bonds.
OpenExchange
Corporate Round in 2021
OpenExchange, Inc., operating as OpenExchange Communications, is a provider of a meeting network tailored for the financial services sector. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Boston, New York, London, and Hong Kong, the company delivers a range of products designed to enhance communication within the investment community. Its offerings include OE Connect, OE Stream, OE Conference, and OE Learn, as well as OpenExchange Virtual, which facilitates virtual meetings through desktop videoconferencing technology that operates over any IP network. The platform allows users to create personal online profiles, schedule video meetings, and access a global directory of financial services professionals, thereby supporting investment managers, investment banks, and public companies in their interactions. OpenExchange's solutions aim to improve the efficiency and security of communications in the financial market.
Quantile
Acquisition in 2021
Quantile is a financial technology firm that focuses on reducing risks in financial markets through its counterparty risk optimization platform. Established in 2017, the company provides advanced strategies that rebalance and mitigate counterparty risk among market participants, enhancing market efficiency and liquidity while improving client returns. By utilizing algorithms and quantitative analytics, Quantile's platform generates risk-neutral trades that allow clients to optimize their portfolios and free up capital. Since its inception, Quantile has successfully eliminated trillions of dollars in gross notional value of over-the-counter derivatives and reduced billions in margin requirements for its clients. Its clientele includes top-tier global banks, regional banks, and large institutional market participants. Quantile is headquartered in London, with additional offices in New York, Singapore, and Dublin.
Finbourne
Corporate Round in 2021
Finbourne Technology Limited, founded in December 2016 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, specializes in developing LUSID, an investment management platform aimed at transforming and simplifying investment data handling. The platform serves as a comprehensive investment data store that secures a complete history of all transactions and adjustments, thereby enhancing transparency and reducing costs associated with investing. With a team that has expanded from seven founders to over 130 in just a few years, Finbourne offers software-as-a-service solutions that provide agility and control in data management. LUSID is designed to integrate with existing operational systems through open APIs, supporting various investment workflows, including investment book of record, accounting, and risk assessments. Additionally, Luminesce, a data virtualization engine, facilitates real-time access to a broad spectrum of data, enabling deeper insights and analytics. Together, these offerings cater to a range of clients, from startup managers to large global investment institutions.
Vitillo
Debt Financing in 2021
Vitillo has become a prominent player in the hydraulic industry. Its success is attributed to its capacity to fulfill the individual needs of its customers, which allows Vitillo to provide a comprehensive solution to each of them. This involves producing and supplying fittings, adapters, and hoses, whether rigid or flexible, for high and medium-pressure fluids.
PrimaryBid
Series B in 2020
PrimaryBid Limited is an online investment platform that facilitates access for private investors to share placings, fundraising activities, and initial public offerings (IPOs) of AIM-listed companies. Founded in 2012 and based in London, the company provides a technology solution that allows retail investors to bid for new shares on their own terms, ensuring they can participate at the same time and price as institutional investors. The platform aggregates retail demand, connecting a diverse pool of investors with public companies, and enables investments through both a website and mobile application. PrimaryBid has established strategic partnerships with notable financial institutions, enhancing its ability to streamline the investment process and increase opportunities for everyday investors in the Eurozone.
CurveGlobal
Venture Round in 2019
CurveGlobal Markets is the brand name of the London Stock Exchange derivatives market.
Refinitiv
Acquisition in 2019
Refinitiv is a leading provider of financial markets data and infrastructure, catering to over 40,000 institutions across more than 190 countries. The company specializes in delivering comprehensive data and insights, trading platforms, and open data technology that foster a robust global financial community. Its offerings enhance performance in various areas, including trading, investment, wealth management, regulatory compliance, market data management, enterprise risk, and the fight against financial crime. Refinitiv also develops financial data and risk analytics tools that provide consolidated real-time information, enabling both individual investors and financial institutions to access accurate and relevant financial data efficiently.
Beyond Ratings
Acquisition in 2019
Beyond Ratings is an independent macro-financial risk services company that specializes in assessing country and sovereign risks. Utilizing a proprietary risk methodology and advanced indicators, the firm evaluates countries' wealth and monitors their economic and financial performance in relation to global risks, including energy prices and climate change. Its services cater to a diverse clientele, including pension funds, asset managers, infrastructure funds, development banks, commercial banks, and insurers, who rely on its insights for risk management, investment advisory, and financial reporting. Additionally, Beyond Ratings provides on-demand environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research reports, portfolio analysis, and data feeds, enabling clients to analyze systemic risks, anticipate market trends, and make informed investment decisions with reduced risk.
Nivaura
Seed Round in 2019
Nivaura Ltd is a financial technology company based in Ilford, United Kingdom, established in 2016. The company operates a blockchain-based platform that automates the issuance and administration of financial products, including loans, bonds, and structured notes. Nivaura's technology enhances efficiency, accuracy, and transparency in key processes associated with new financial instruments, thereby enabling banks, brokers, exchanges, and funds to streamline operations. By focusing on compliance and improving client experiences, Nivaura aims to make financial services more accessible and efficient.
Euroclear
Corporate Round in 2019
Euroclear is a prominent provider of post-trade services in the financial industry, established in 1968 and headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. The company specializes in the settlement and custody of both domestic and cross-border securities, including bonds, equities, and derivatives. Euroclear serves a diverse clientele, including wealth managers, institutional investors, transfer agents, custodians, and fund managers, offering a range of services such as fund management, fund distribution, transaction settlement, asset servicing, and collateral management. Known for its resilience and commitment to efficiency, Euroclear plays a crucial role in enhancing risk mitigation and automating processes within the capital markets.
Acadia
Corporate Round in 2018
Acadia builds risk management that helps firms to financial risk and optimize resources. Their services include risk model development, risk analytics, finance, accounting, model risk management, model validation, open risk engine, and publications. They also provide financial modeling and planning. Their financial institutions help with risk model transformation.
CurveGlobal
Venture Round in 2018
CurveGlobal Markets is the brand name of the London Stock Exchange derivatives market.
The Yield Book
Acquisition in 2017
Yield Book is a provider of fixed-income analytics that serves market makers and institutional investors. The company offers a range of products designed to facilitate complex analyses of portfolios, benchmarks, trading decisions, historical performance, and risk. Its analytics cover a wide array of financial products in the fixed income sector, including government securities, agency bonds, corporate debt, high-yield instruments, emerging market assets, mortgages, asset-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and derivatives. By delivering in-depth risk analytics and supporting regulatory stress-testing, Yield Book enables clients to conduct comprehensive portfolio analysis across global markets, thereby enhancing their decision-making capabilities.
Mergent
Acquisition in 2016
Mergent, Inc. is a prominent provider of business and financial information on both public and private companies globally. With a history dating back to 1900, the company offers a range of research solutions, including Mergent Online for comprehensive company and industry insights, Mergent Intellect for worldwide business information, and Mergent Bondviewer for bond data. Additionally, Mergent provides industry reports through First Research and access to competitive benchmarking data via Dun & Bradstreet Key Business Ratios. Its offerings extend to analytics, data feeds, cloud-based applications, and investor relations solutions. Mergent serves a diverse clientele, including academic, corporate, and financial institutions, as well as public libraries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and has additional offices in various international locations. Mergent operates as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group plc.
Kerel Robot
Series B in 2016
Kerel Robot provides integrated solutions for automation control systems and information systems. They engage in industrial robots, automated production lines, intelligent warehousing, and other business segments. They provide integrated services such as solution customization, equipment production and manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.
Kerel Robot
Series A in 2015
Kerel Robot provides integrated solutions for automation control systems and information systems. They engage in industrial robots, automated production lines, intelligent warehousing, and other business segments. They provide integrated services such as solution customization, equipment production and manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.
Russell Investments Group
Acquisition in 2014
Russell Investment Management Ltd. is a privately owned investment manager based in Sydney, Australia. The firm caters to a diverse clientele, including institutional investors, financial advisers, and individual clients. It specializes in providing actively managed multi-asset portfolios and a range of investment services, including advice, investment management, and implementation. Russell Investments utilizes its expertise in capital market insights, manager research, asset allocation, and portfolio implementation to assist clients in achieving their investment objectives. The firm is a subsidiary of Russell Investment Group Pty Ltd, and it offers a variety of investment products, including equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds, while investing in public equity and fixed income markets globally.
Kerel Robot
Angel Round in 2014
Kerel Robot provides integrated solutions for automation control systems and information systems. They engage in industrial robots, automated production lines, intelligent warehousing, and other business segments. They provide integrated services such as solution customization, equipment production and manufacturing, installation, and maintenance.
GATElab
Acquisition in 2013
GATElab is a technology company based in Italy and the UK that specializes in providing advanced trading and post-trade services globally. The company develops trading and market access software, leveraging emerging technologies to enhance operations within the finance sector. Additionally, GATElab focuses on information and integration management, aiming to streamline processes and improve efficiency for its clients in the financial industry.
LCH.Clearnet Group
Acquisition in 2012
LCH is a leading multi-asset class clearing house, serving a broad number of major exchanges and platforms as well as range of OTC markets. LCH’s commitment to the horizontal model ensures a clear growth path for clearing across multiple markets, exchange, venues and geographies.
FTSE Group
Acquisition in 2011
FTSE Group offers indexing and analytic solutions. It calculates indexes that measures and benchmarks markets and asset classes in many countries around the world. It is used by pension funds, asset managers, ETF providers, and investment banks for investment analysis, performance measurement, and asset allocations. The series of indexes that are provides by the company are market cap weighted, factor, alternatively weighted, industry specific, fixed income, and sustainable investments. The services of the company are data and index solutions, ETFs, rea time data, derivatives, and ICBs. FTSE Group is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 1995 by Mark Makepeace.
Turquoise Trading
Acquisition in 2009
Turquoise Trading is the European multilateral trading facility majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group. With a single connection, members can trade shares, depository receipts, ETFs, and European Rights Issues of 19 European countries with an efficient interoperable post-trade model, as well as US securities. Members include banks, brokers, specialist trading firms, and retail intermediaries.
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