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• Five Things Revealed by Markit's IPO Filing

  May 6, 2014 12:58 p.m.

  One of the U.K.'s fastest-growing financial firms, Markit, has lifted the lid on its business after filing its 71-page prospectus for an initial public offering in the U.S. Monday.

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  Markit Reveals Filing for $750 Million IPO

  May 5, 2014 08:48 p.m.

  Financial data and services provider Markit Ltd. has revealed plans for a U.S. initial public offering in which its shareholders, who are primarily banks that are its customers, will be sellers.

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  Bloomberg, Markit Both Look to Buy Barclays's Index Unit

  August 13, 2014 01:38 p.m.

  Rival financial-data providers Bloomberg and Markit are separately looking at acquiring the fixed-income index unit of Barclays, operator of a widely used benchmark for fixed income portfolio managers that is up for sale.

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  Markit Shares Trade Higher in Debut

  June 19, 2014 08:16 p.m.

  Shares of Wall Street financial-data provider Markit rose 11% a day after the London company completed a $1.3 billion initial public offering.

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  Markit Edges Above Earnings, Revenue Forecasts

  August 12, 2015 08:10 a.m.

  Financial-data provider Markit Ltd. edged above Wall Street forecasts for earnings and sales in its latest quarter as the company offset currency headwinds with new business and acquisitions in its systems and software unit.

• Banks Set to Sell Part of Markit Stakes

  May 13, 2015 06:04 p.m.

  A number of Markit’s big bank investors are heading to the exit at their first opportunity.

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  As Markit Heads to Market, Wall Street Smiles

  June 17, 2014 07:39 p.m.

  Wall Street's biggest banks are in line for a payday of up to a billion dollars from Markit Ltd.'s initial public offering, as they cash out part of their stakes in the financial-data firm and divvy up the underwriting fees.

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  Markit Sees IPO Pricing at $23 to $25 a Share

  June 3, 2014 05:53 p.m.

  Financial data and services provider Markit Ltd. said selling shareholders plan to sell 45.7 million shares at an expected price between $23 and $25 a share in its U.S. IPO.

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  Markit Beats Revenue, Profit Forecast

  August 13, 2014 09:18 a.m.

  Financial-data provider Markit topped analyst forecasts for earnings and sales in its first reporting quarter after going public earlier this year.

• Morning MoneyBeat Europe: There's a Lot of Good News in the Price

  May 7, 2014 01:53 a.m.

  European stocks are called a little lower Wednesday, with some commentators wondering whether, with many indexes still close to or at their highest levels for years, too much good news is in the price already.

• Ever Wanted to See Bankers Strip?

  April 16, 2014 11:15 a.m.

  Ever wonder what some of London's top financiers would look like if they ripped off their shirts while belting out show tunes? Well, wonder no more.

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  Markit Edges Toward Listing

  December 2, 2013 06:24 a.m.

  Markit Group, a financial information provider now worth an estimated $5 billion, is this week expected to appoint a majority-independent board for the first time in the latest sign it may pursue a public listing next year.

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  Markit to Launch New Messaging Service

  October 6, 2013 10:20 p.m.

  Financial data provider Markit is rolling out an open messaging platform aimed at advancing the links between Wall Street firms and their customers.