The Mergermarket Group is a financial information company owned by The Financial Times Group

Financial Times

The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....

. With regional head offices in London

London

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, New York

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, and Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 and over 250 journalists in 63 locations worldwide, The Mergermarket Group provides proprietary intelligence and historical data via a range of online platforms. The Mergermarket Group's clients include legal and advisory firms, investment banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, fund managers, and corporates.

History

Mergermarket was incorporated in December 1999 by founders Caspar Hobbs, Charlie Welsh and Gawn Rowan Hamilton.

In August 2006 the company was acquired by The Financial Times Group

Financial Times

The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....

, publisher of the Financial Times newspaper and FT.com. FT Group is a division of Pearson PLC

Pearson PLC

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, the international media group.