M&A Deal Summary

ETFS Capital Acquires ETF.com

On February 8, 2021, growth capital firm ETFS Capital acquired information services company ETF.com from BATS Global Markets

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ETFS Capital’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is ETFS Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is ETFS Capital’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-02-08
Target ETF.com
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) ETFS Capital
Sellers(s) BATS Global Markets
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

ETF.com

San Francisco, California, United States
ETF.com delivers clear, independent, and authoritative exchange-traded fund (ETF) news, analysis, and education to help participants make better investment decisions. It expanded its multimedia business with webinars, events, videos, and podcasts. ETF.com was formed in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ETFS Capital

Investor Investor Investor

Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2018
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2021) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-07 Fundment

London, United Kingdom

Fundment is a Digital First wealth management platform which delivers a superior experience for today’s wealth firms and their clients. Fundment is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-09 BITA

Frankfurt, Germany

BITA is a Germany-based Fintech specialized in the provision of indexing technology and custom indexing services to institutional investors, asset managers and financial advisors. BITA was founded in 2018 and is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BATS Global Markets

Lenexa, Kansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

BATS Global Markets, Inc. (BATS) is a operator of securities markets, serving the needs of customers in the U.S. and European equities and listings industries, as well as the U.S. options market. The company recently merged with Direct Edge Holdings LLC and is focused on Making Markets Better for traders, investors and issuers.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-29 ETF.com

San Francisco, California, United States

ETF.com delivers clear, independent, and authoritative exchange-traded fund (ETF) news, analysis, and education to help participants make better investment decisions. It expanded its multimedia business with webinars, events, videos, and podcasts. ETF.com was formed in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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