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Mar 23, 2009

Marlin & Associates Honored for Advising on M&A Transactions During Turbulent Times

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Today we announced that our firm has been recognized for leading the M&A Deal of the Year in the Financial Services sector and for the Deal of the Year in the Information Technology sector. The awards, which honor excellence in deal making, were presented by The M&A Advisor, a conference producer and newsletter publisher serving the middle market finance industry, at the 3rd Annual Turnaround Awards Gala at the Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. An independent body of experts judged and determined the ultimate recipients of the awards. Marlin was chosen from among the 107 other finalists. “We are honored…

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Mar 1, 2009

M&A Outlook for 2009-2010

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We released our M&A outlook  for 2009 -10.  In it, we address the outlook for m&a among middle-market tech and digital information companies in the context of five predictions:  M&A for middle-market tech and digital information firms is down–but not out. The IPO market for middle-market tech and digital information firms is AWOL and will remain absent through 2010. VC and PE players will stay on the sidelines for larger deals through 2010—but they will remain open to investments in smaller firms. M&A prices for tech and digital information transactions will be grounded in economic reality, but strong mid-market tech…

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Jan 20, 2009

Marlin & Associates Expands Staff, Adds Two Senior Members, Opens Toronto Office

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Today we announced that Tom Selby, former Vice President of Business Development and 13-year veteran of SunGard Data Systems, and Byron Sproule, a former Executive Director in JP Morgan’s Technology Investment Banking Group, have joined M&A’s investment banking advisory team. Tom Selby will be based in M&A’s new Toronto office. Byron Sproule will be based in M&A’s New York City office. Byron Sproule brings more than 10 years of relevant technology investment banking experience to M&A. He joins from JP Morgan’s Technology Investment Banking Group, after he first spent a number of years in the Technology Investment Banking Groups at Lehman…

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Jan 5, 2009

Big Fish Among Sharks

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Today we announced our recently brokered sale of Tenfore Systems to Morningstar. Chief executive Ken Marlin spoke to Inside Market Data about his views on the M&A landscape, his predictions for activity in the market data industry, and his love of all things New York. IMD: For the uninitiated, can you tell us a little about Marlin & Associates, and what the company does? Marlin: We are a boutique investment bank that operates at the intersection of data and technology. We advise owners of US and international middle–market technology and technology–enabled information–based companies that are looking to be buyers or…

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Dec 17, 2008

Morningstar, Inc. Acquires Tenfore Systems Limited

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Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced it has acquired M&A client, Tenfore Systems Limited, a global provider of real–time market data and financial data workstations based in the United Kingdom, for 13.5 million pounds sterling in cash, or approximately U.S.$21.0 million, subject to post–closing adjustments. Tenfore collects data on global equities, commodities, derivatives, indexes, and foreign currencies from more than 160 sources and consolidates the data for real–time distribution to clients. The company also offers front–end software terminals that leverage the company’s market data, along with analytics and third–party application plug–ins. Key benefits of…

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