Aug 17, 2014

NASDAQ OMX's Bob Greifeld talks R&D, private markets and what IR wants

By Tim Human

Following a big acquisition last year, NASDAQ OMX is now the world’s largest IR service provider. CEO Bob Greifeld answers questions on its future plans for the IR industry

This June marked a year since NASDAQ OMX completed its massive acquisition of Thomson Reuters’ IR, PR and multimedia businesses. With that single all-cash $390 mn deal, the exchange operator more than tripled the size of its corporate solutions business, from less than $100 mn in annual revenue to an estimated $331 mn. Bob Greifeld, NASDAQ OMX‘We have to understand customer requirements better than anyone’ Considering Thomson Reuters was the world’s largest IR service