Fastmarkets - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Fastmarkets M&A Summary

Fastmarkets has acquired 3 companies of its own, including 3 in the last 5 years.

Fastmarkets has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information services (67%) and internet software and services (34%).

Fastmarkets Ownership

Who owns Fastmarkets?

Fastmarkets is owned by Astorg Partners. It was acquired on June 1, 2023.

Is Fastmarkets PE-backed?

Yes. Fastmarkets is owned by private equity investor Astorg Partners.

Fastmarkets Business Overview

Where is Fastmarkets headquartered?

Fastmarkets is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Fastmarkets have?

Fastmarkets has 500 employees.

What sector is Fastmarkets in?

Fastmarkets is an information services company.

When was Fastmarkets founded?

Fastmarkets was founded in 1882.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2

Fastmarkets

Fastmarkets Ltd.

8 Bouverie Street, Temple,
London, EC4Y 8AX
United Kingdom,
+44 (0) 203 855 5581
www.fastmarkets.com

Fastmarkets is a provider of real-time metals market information. Fastmarkets is used by non-ferrous and precious metals traders and risk managers every day as an important workflow tool. Through its online platform, it provides over 120 proprietary price assessments, combined with exchange data including futures prices from the world’s largest commodity exchanges such as the LME and the CME. It provides coverage of non-ferrous physical premiums plus supporting treasury data supported by market commentary including webcasts directly from the LME floor. Fastmarkets’ respected service also delivers daily technical and fundamental reports to its users. Fastmarkets was founded in 1882 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # - - 1 - 2 - 3
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Services 2 (67%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 - - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
Singapore 1 - - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 3 (100%) - - -
Total 3 - - -

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