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Markit

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Markit is a financial information services company with over 1,200 employees in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Over 1,500 financial institutions use their independent services to manage risk, improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements.

Markit was founded in 2001 as the first independent source of credit derivative pricing. Today, their data, valuations and trade processing services are regarded as a market standard in the global financial markets.

Recent Milestones

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  Markit acquired Data Explorers. (4/2/12)
  Posted 4/2/12 at 9:53pm via paidcontent.org
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  Markit acquired Logicscope. (9/30/11)
  Posted 1/13/12 at 2:21am via markit.com
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  Markit — Dow Jones Joins Markit Hub as Third Party Content Provider (6/22/10)
  Posted 6/25/10 at 3:32pm via markit.com
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  Markit acquired Wall Street On Demand. (6/9/10)
  Posted 6/9/10 at 8:00pm via techcrunch.com
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  Markit received $250M in Venture Round funding. (1/26/10)
  Posted 1/13/12 at 2:28am via ft.com
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  Markit acquired FCS Corporation. (4/9/08)
  Posted 8/9/09 at 8:00pm via markit.com
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  Markit added Lance Uggla as Chief Executive Officer.
  Posted 8/9/09 at 7:30pm
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  Markit added Rony Grushka as Chief Financial Officer.
  Posted 8/9/09 at 7:30pm
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  Markit added Chip Carver as Chief Operating Officer.
  Posted 5/2/13 at 5:59am
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  Markit added Jeff Gooch as Chief Executive Officer, MarkitSERV and Global Head of Processing.
  Posted 5/2/13 at 5:59am
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  Markit added Adam Kansler as Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel.
  Posted 5/2/13 at 5:59am
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  Markit added Stefano Maestri as Chief Technology Officer,.
  Posted 5/2/13 at 5:59am
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  Markit added John Leslie as Co-Chief Technology Officer.
  Posted 5/2/13 at 5:59am

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: Markit
Uploaded: 8/10/09

Sources

1. Securities Analytics Firm Data Explorers Acquired By Markit (paidcontent.org) [edit]
2. MarkitSERV Completes Acquisition of Logicscope (markit.com) [edit]
3. Markit Buys Website And Application Developer Wall Street On Demand (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. Markit Completes Acquisition of FCS from J.P. Morgan (markit.com) [edit]
5. General Atlantic secures $250m stake in Markit (ft.com) [edit]
Dow Jones Joins Markit Hub (markit.com) [edit]