Dealogic

Dealogic PLC

Type	Private Company[1]
Industry	Financial services
Predecessor	Graphic Scanning Corp and Dealogic PLC merged in 1991
Founded	1983
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Thomas A. Fleming (CEO)
Number of employees	600-1000
Slogan	Performance Optimized
Website	Dealogic.com

Overview

Dealogic is an international financial software company headquartered in the Financial District of New York, NY. The company provides a platform for investment banks to conduct deals in the areas of fixed income, equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, institutional sales and equity research, as well as Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), SEC & FTSE regulatory and investment banking strategies.^[2] In the areas mentioned, Dealogic also provides a real-time analytics platform. Dealogic also works with other firms in creating leaderboards, most notable is the Wall Street Journal Investment Banking Scorecard.^[3]

History

In 1983, Dealogic was formed in the United Kingdom by investors Simon Hessel, Sir Peter Ogden and Philip Hulme. In order to establish an American presence, Dealogic acquired the assets of Graphic Scanning Corp, a capital markets communications business. Graphic Scanning Corp was formed by Thomas Fleming, who serves as the current CEO of Dealogic.^[4]

The company has rapidly expanded and now employs over 600 people across the globe. Dealogic has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Budapest, Tokyo, Sydney, Beijing, Sao Paulo and Mumbai.

Competition

On a global scale, Dealogic competes with Bloomberg L.P., Mergermarket, Thomson Reuters, and smaller financial services information providers such as the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute and Preqin.

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