OMX has acquired Findata AB from Bisnode. Findata is a leading supplier of
information on Nordic companies and offers customized indexes.
Findata has the most full-coverage data base for financial data in the Nordics,
including corporate action, accounting, company descriptions, financial
history, customized indexes, corporate events and calendar information. The
customized indexes are mainly used by members on the Nordic Exchange.
“OMX's offering of information services is a growing and profitable part of OMX
that increases the visibility and the transparency of the companies on the
Nordic Exchange. Thereby, OMX's information services also simplify trading and
contribute to increased liquidity. By acquiring Findata, we will be able to
further develop our information services to the benefit of the Nordic Exchange
and its customers,” says Hans-Ole Jochumsen, President Business Area
Information Services & New Markets within OMX.
Findata has 7 employees, located in Stockholm and its revenues amounted to SEK
17 million with significant profitability for the full year 2006. OMX pays SEK
43.5 million as a down payment and commits to an additional earn out payment of
maximum SEK 35 million.
For more information, please contact:
Niclas Lilja, Press Relations, OMX +46 8 405 63 95
About OMX | OMX is a leading expert in the exchange industry. Through the
Nordic Exchange, OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic
and Baltic securities market. The Nordic Exchange is a term used for marketing
purposes and is not a legal entity. It describes the common offering from the
Helsinki Stock Exchange, Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Stockholm Stock Exchange,
Iceland Stock Exchange, Tallinn Stock Exchange, Riga Stock Exchange and Vilnius
Stock Exchange. OMX' integrated technology solutions cross the transaction
chain enabling efficient securities transactions for over 60 exchange
organizations in more than 50 countries. OMX is a Nordic Large Cap company in
the Financials sector on the OMX Nordic Exchange. For more information, please
visit www.omxgroup.com
