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OptionMetrics acquires Woodseer Global

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OptionMetrics, an options and futures database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, has acquired Woodseer Global, a provider of dividend forecast data for equities, American depositary receipts and ETFs. 

OptionMetrics, an options and futures database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, has acquired Woodseer Global (Woodseer), a provider of dividend forecast data for equities, American depositary receipts (ADRs) and ETFs. 

The acquisition expands OptionMetrics’ research data offerings and global footprint by adding offices in London and Vancouver. Woodseer is OptionMetrics’ second acquisition since partnering with Leeds Equity Partners (Leeds Equity) in 2021. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
 
Utilising a proprietary, algorithm-based methodology, Woodseer produces dividend forecast data at global scale. Woodeer says clients at banks, funds and market makers can make faster trading, income planning and risk management decisions with its data sets with dividend forecast statistics for over 32,000 securities in more than 100 countries.

OptionMetrics is recognised for providing comprehensive historical options and futures options data. Its flagship IvyDB US covers over 10,000 underlying stocks and indices from 1996 onward, and it also provides data for Europe, Asia, Canada, optionable futures and option trading volume on order flows.
  
Fieldfisher LLP and Polsinelli PC served as legal counsel to OptionMetrics. Sequence Advisers LLP acted as financial adviser, and RWK Goodman served as legal counsel to Woodseer.
 

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