Marlin & Associates' Managing Partner Inducted Into Inside Market Data Hall of Fame
November 05 2010 - 6:00AM
Marketwired
Marlin & Associates Holding LLC, the boutique investment bank,
announced that its founding partner, Ken Marlin, has been
recognized as one of the 25 leaders and organizers who have made a
profound difference to the Market Data industry over the past 25
years.
The 25 inaugural members of the Inside Market Data Hall of Fame
were introduced by Inside Market Data's ("IMD") editor Max Bowie
and its Publishing Director, Lee Hartt at a gala event held at New
York's Hudson Hotel on October 25th. This event marked IMD's 25
years as the leading provider of premium news to the market data
industry. As part of the festivities, IMD commissioned a report
profiling 25 pioneers of the financial market data industry from
the past 25 Years. Copies of the report were distributed at the
event.
According to the report, "These are individuals who command the
respect of those who worked with them, and whose legacies have had
a lasting effect on the industry."
"It was fun to be with so many senior figures from across the
industry, past and present," Marlin commented. "As Max and Lee said
so well, there are many others who made outstanding contributions
to this industry and continue to do so. Nevertheless, it was
pleasure to be among this inaugural group and to help IMD celebrate
25 years serving the Industry."
Marlin was acknowledged as one of the 25 individuals who helped
shape the market data industry over the past 25 years. According to
the report, Marlin was recognized for his many roles in the
industry including his former positions as CEO of Telekurs (NA);
founder and CEO of Telesphere Corporation; Executive Vice President
of Bridge Information Systems and his continuing role helping to
facilitate and advise on transactions in the financial technology
arena.
Other notable inductees included Michael Bloomberg (founder of
Bloomberg LP and now Mayor of New York City); Stuart Clark (former
CEO of Interactive Data and now Chairman of Ipreo); Clare Hart
(former Chief Executive of Factiva, now CEO of Infogroup); Neil
Hirsch (founder of Telerate); Joe Kasputys (founder of Primark and
Global Insight); Larry Leuzzi (founder of GovPX); Lance Uggla
(founder and current CEO of Markit); Jeff Parker (founder of Tech
Data, First Call and CCBN); Sharon Rowlands (former President of
Thomson Financial and now CEO of Penton Media); and Bernie
Weinstein (founder of ILX and now Executive Managing Director of BG
Cantor).
About Inside Market
Data Inside Market Data is a weekly newsletter published by
Incisive Media providing news for the financial market data
industry. Incisive Media is one of the world's leading B2B
information providers, serving the financial and professional
services markets globally. Bringing product provider and purchaser
business communities together in print, in person or online,
Incisive Media has an unquestioned reputation for delivering high
quality, timely information in whatever format best suits their
customers. Further information regarding Inside Market Data's Hall
of Fame can be read at:
http://www.waterstechnology.com/digital_assets/2042/IMD_25Years_Report_Oct2010_WEB.pdf.
About Marlin & Associates Marlin &
Associates Holding LLC is a boutique investment banking and
strategic advisory firm specializing in acquisitions and
divestitures of U.S. and international middle-market firms that
provide technology, digital information and healthcare-related
products, technology and services. The firm is headquartered in New
York, NY and has additional offices in Washington, DC and Toronto,
Canada. Further information can be read at www.MarlinLLC.com.
Marlin & Associates Securities LLC, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Marlin & Associates Holding LLC, is a
broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and is a FINRA/SIPC member firm (www.finra.org).
Investment banking and/or securities are offered through Marlin
& Associates Securities LLC. Marlin & Associates'
professionals have advised on more than 200 successfully completed
transactions.
Some recent clients that Marlin & Associates has advised
include: - iSuppli Corp. of El Segundo, California, which Marlin
& Associates advised on its sale to IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS); -
SMARTS Group of Sydney, Australia, which Marlin & Associates
advised on its sale to NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ); - SWIFT (Society
for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) of Brussels,
Belgium, which Marlin & Associates advised on its acquisition
of Ambit Messaging Hub from SunGard; - Strategic Analytics of Santa
Fe, New Mexico, which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale
to Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK); - Logical Information Machines,
Inc. (LIM) of Chicago, Illinois, which Marlin & Associates
advised on its sale to Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN); - NYSE
Euronext (NYSE: NYX) of New York, New York, which Marlin &
Associates advised on the sale of its Hugin subsidiary to Thomson
Reuters (NYSE: TRI); - Vhayu Technologies of Los Gatos, California,
which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Thomson
Reuters (NYSE: TRI); - Standard & Poor's of New York, New York,
a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), which Marlin
& Associates advised on the sale of its Vista Research
subsidiary to Guidepoint Global; - Tenfore of London, England,
which Marlin & Associates advised on its sale to Morningstar,
Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN); - LexisNexis of Dayton, Ohio, which Marlin
& Associates advised on the sale of its subsidiary Mealey's
Conference to Business Valuation Resources (BVR); - InfoDyne Corp.
of Park Ridge, Illinois, which Marlin & Associates advised on
its sale to International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM); -
Orimos of Zurich, Switzerland, which Marlin & Associates
advised on its acquisition of ION Trading; - LowerFees, Inc. of
Westlake Village, California, which Marlin & Associates advised
on its sale to Bankrate, Inc. (NASDAQ: RATE); - Netik LLC of
London, England and New York, New York, which Marlin &
Associates advised on its simultaneous acquisition of Capco
Reference Data Services and the replacement of its primary
investor, The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), with
Symphony Technology Group; - Applied Financial Technology (AFT) of
San Francisco, California, which Marlin & Associates advised on
its sale to Lender Processing Services (NYSE: LPS); - Xcitek LLC's
Market Data Division of New York, New York, which Marlin &
Associates advised on its sale to Interactive Data Corp. (NYSE:
IDC).
Contact: Krystle Bates at Contact@MarlinLLC.com +1 (212)
257-6300
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