TMX Group Finalizes CAD1.4 Billion Acquisition of VettaFi

<p>TMX Group
Limited, the operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, announced today
(Wednesday) that it has completed its acquisition of the remaining 78% stake in
VettaFi Holdings LLC. In combination with TMX's initial 22% investment made earlier
this year, the total value of the VettaFi acquisition is $1.03 billion (CAD1.40
billion).</p><p>TMX Group Completes CAD1.4
Billion Acquisition of VettaFi</p><p>VettaFi is
a leading US indexing, <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/a/analytics/">analytics</a> and digital distribution firm serving the ETF
and asset management industry. Over 80% of VettaFi's revenue is recurring, with
the deal valuing the company at 15.4 times expected 2024 adjusted EBITDA. The information that the acquisition was agreed upon <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/institutional-forex/fintech-vettafi-joins-tmx-group-in-high-profile-14-billion-deal/" target="_blank" rel="follow">appeared in the middle of last month</a>, and now both companies have finalized the process.</p><p>The
purchase accelerates TMX Group's strategy to expand recurring revenue sources
and data-driven product capabilities globally. "The addition of VettaFi
increases the depth and value of data-driven insights we provide to clients,"
said John McKenzie, the CEO of TMX Group.</p><blockquote><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Huge ETF industry news…TMX buying VettaFi.via <a href="https://twitter.com/decloet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@decloet</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZRSv5BHtc0">pic.twitter.com/ZRSv5BHtc0</a></p>— Nate Geraci (@NateGeraci) <a href="https://twitter.com/NateGeraci/status/1735166415819395312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2023</a></blockquote><p>The
acquisition was financed through $1 billion in committed bank debt and is
expected to be accretive to TMX's adjusted EPS within the first year. This
marks TMX Group's latest investment into the ETF ecosystem, having acquired <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/fintech/canadas-tmx-group-makes-strategic-investment-in-etflogic/" target="_blank" rel="follow">a
minority stake in ETFLogic</a>, another US. fintech serving asset managers, in
February 2023.</p><p>VettaFi
will operate within TMX's Global Solutions, Insights &amp; Analytics division.
"Together, we will make markets and each other better," Leland
Clemons, the CEO of VettaFi, commented.</p><p>TMX’s
Recent Numbers</p><p>According
to the most recent trading figures dating November 2023, the TMX <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/e/equities/">Equities</a>
Marketplaces saw a total trading volume of 10.3 billion contracts. This number
shows a modest rise from the 9.4 billion contracts traded in October, though
it's a decrease compared to the 12.6 billion contracts from November of the
previous year. The overall trade value for the month reached $212 billion,
marking an increase from the $199 billion recorded in October.</p><p>Furthermore,
TMX Group Limited exhibited significant growth <a href="https://www.financemagnates.com/institutional-forex/exchanges/tmx-group-reports-28-percent-growth-in-q3-revenue/" target="_blank" rel="follow">in the third quarter of 2023</a>.
The Group's revenue escalated to $287.3 million, representing an increase of 8% from the third quarter of 2022. This uptick in revenue also positively
impacted the diluted EPS, which climbed to $0.31. </p>

This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.