Sidley is representing Confluence Technologies, Inc. in its acquisition of Investment Metrics for US$500 million. Investment Metrics is a major provider of investment data, performance, analytics, and research software solutions. Backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and TA Associates, Confluence is a global technology solutions provider helping the investment management industry solve complex investment data challenges. Confluence’s acquisition of Investment Metrics is intended to help further advance its portfolio analytics offering and will further expand its reach into the asset owner and asset allocator markets.
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