Highline Financial (www.highlinefi.com), a financial information and analytics provider focused on the US banking sector, has been sold to Thomson Reuters (www.thomsonreuters.com).  The acquisition supports Thomson Reuters’ strategy of providing timely, accurate and high quality information by expanding its offering to include differentiated financial content and analytics for the banking and capital markets sector.  Highline Financial is a portfolio company of Spire Capital Partners.

“The recent turmoil in the markets makes access to financial data more important than ever to our clients,” said Neil Masterson, Global Head of Investment Banking, Thomson Reuters. “With the acquisition of Highline Financial, Thomson Reuters can provide the banking and capital markets sector with the financial industry-specific analytics they need to drive deal activity.”

JEGI represented Highline Financial in this transaction and acted as its exclusive financial advisor.  For more information, click here.