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Since last post we’ve seen 5 M&A deals, 7 funding rounds, 16 people moves & promotions, 2 roles, 2 articles, and 2 newly added events.

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M&A

• Ampere Analysis acquired PlumResearch (entertainment insights).

• ECI Partners acquired Helio Intelligence (political intelligence).

• Goldenpeak acquired Ampere Analysis (entertainment insights).

• Rep Data acquired OWL Solutions (survey programming).

• The Futurum Group acquired ETR (enterprise technology research).

*Deals are announced but may not be closed.

Bonus Meme (Bloomberg Terminal killers make it too easy)

Funding

• Aera Technology (agentic decision intelligence) received an investment from Accenture

• MarketReader (AI-powered financial intelligence platform) received a growth investment from Acuity Trading

• Moment (AI operating system for investment management) raised $78M in a Series C led by Index Ventures

• Quartermaster (maritime data analytics) raised $43M in a Series A led by First Round Capital and Quiet Capital

• Radar (retail intelligence) raised $170M at a $1B valuation in a Series B led by Gideon Strategic Partners and Nimble Partners

• Tomorrow.io (weather intelligence) raised an additional $35M in a Series F

• Transient.AI (AI operating system for capital markets) raised a Series A led by NEXT Investors

People Moves, Promotions, and Appointments

• Rick Barrett joined Fintech Sandbox as Director of Data Partnerships.

• Alex Di Cristofano joined Fiera Capital as Head of Market Data Management.

• Anas Elgasmi joined AlphaSense as Director of Account Management

• Sinead Finnegan joined Mars as Global Head of Data, Analytics & AI Governance & Strategy, Snacking

• Matt Fish joined Bridgetown Research as Managing Partner, Polaris

• Priscilla Fritsch Fisk joined TriVoca Health as SVP, Panel Operations

• Steve Hou joined Silicon Data as Head of Research

• Art McKee joined Lieberman as Chief Revenue Officer

• Ryan Merritt joined Viant Technology as VP of Product, Data

• Johan Mohd Sani joined BEESY Strategy as Head of Quant Research

• Andy Monzon joined TriVoca Health as Senior Director, Digital Operations and Global Services

• Joel Nadelman joined Parameta Solutions as Head of Account Management

• Ankur Passi joined Daloopa as Chief Revenue Officer

• Paul Peristiane joined APX Stream as COO

• Keith Sommer joined GLG as Global Head of Content

• Christina Spade joined Catalant as CFO

*may not have started roles, but roles are announced or updates provided online.

Who’s Hiring

• Citi is hiring a Global Head of Trading Analytics and Insights - Director ($170K - $300K)

• Grata is hiring a Director of Sales - Investment Banking & Advisory ($300K - $320K)

*salaries only listed where provided by the company and may vary based on location and other factors. See links for specific salary details.

What I’m Reading

• The AI Gold Rush in Financial Services and Why Most Won’t Strike It Rich by Julie McCrimlisk

• The Rise of Predictive Analytics in M&A: From Signals to Deal Outcomes by Simone Vascotto

Upcoming Events

*new events added since last newsletter

• Knowledge & Information Management, Research & Analysis (KIMRA), Jun 3, London

• *Unbundling Uncovered, Jun 11, NYC

• Neudata Summer Data Summit, Jun 11, NYC

• BattleFin Montauk, Aug 10-11, Montauk, NY

• *Boston Fintech Week, Sep 21-25, Boston

• World Financial Information Conference (WFIC), Oct 11-14, Copenhagen

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