Information Publishing

IPL Group, operated by Information Publishing Limited, is an investment holding company focused on capital markets data and software. Its main subsidiary, Exchange Data International (EDI), operates in the financial information business. Other subsidiaries include Share Data Limited, Stockval Limited, Econoday, Inc., FTS Software, Inc. and Symbol Master Inc.

Its clients are mainly service providers that supply products and services to end users such as fund managers, brokers, banks and hedge funds. The group states that it offers less restrictive redistribution rights and is open to new ways of charging for data. It acquires financial data businesses selling business to business in the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, with annual revenue between US$300,000 and US$10 million, and typically keeps existing management in place.

The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in London. The website lists 15 currently invested companies and 10 offices in 5 countries. Acquisitions since 2021 include Securities Quote Xchange, Financial Information Incorporated, Municipal Bond Information Services, SQX Bonds, FTS Software, Symbol Master, Econoday and Copp Clark, and the most recent listed is Stockval Limited in 2026. Jonathan Bloch is listed as Chief Executive Officer.

Product: Capital markets data and financial data software, including historical stock data and pricing for hard-to-price instruments, provided through subsidiaries.