October 26, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ICE to acquire financial market data provider IDC in $5.2bn deal

Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE:ICE), an international network of exchanges and clearing houses, has just announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire financial market data provider Interactive Data Corporation (IDC). ICE is acquiring the company from technology investing firm Silver Lake and private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The deal is valued at approximately…

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