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NEW YORK – July 21, 2025 –�����׶���Ƶ, a leading provider of research, analysis, data and news for global credit markets, and , an industry-led electronic trading, data and analytics solution for syndicated loans, today announced a new strategic partnership to provide institutional clients in the syndicated loan market with access to LevFin Insights (LFI) Data and News through Octaura’s platform.

This collaboration streamlines the investment process and facilitates market transparency for buy and sell-side participants with enhanced trading analytics, market insights and tools, all in one place. Through this partnership, Octaura’s clients will have direct access to LFI’s extensive leveraged finance data and analytics, enabling more informed decisions. Octaura will also utilize specific LFI data to enhance its suite of proprietary analytics.

“���׶���Ƶ and Octaura share a commitment to delivering data-driven market insights to institutional clients,” said Matt Zloto, Co-Head of ���׶���Ƶ. “As the syndicated loan market continues to digitize, our partnership meets a growing demand for integrated real-time data and advanced analytics, establishing new benchmarks for efficiency and transparency.”

“Our partnership with ���׶���Ƶ provides seamless access to market insights, trading and analytics, enabling our users to evaluate trading strategies and make more informed decisions,” said Vitaliy Kozak, Chief Product Officer of Octaura. “This collaboration strengthens our commitment to creating efficiencies for syndicated loan market participants through continued innovation and partnership with industry leaders in their own right.”

The agreement will entail a phased rollout to Octaura’s client base over the coming months to ensure seamless adoption and optimal impact.

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About ���׶���Ƶ

���׶���Ƶ combines credit market research, covenant analysis, and leveraged finance news into one comprehensive platform to help our clients��Know More.��Risk Better.�����׶���Ƶ delivers timely and actionable research to institutional investors, enabling them to make informed decisions. Our team of experienced analysts covers a wide range of sectors and regions, providing clients with comprehensive assessments of credit risk and opportunities. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, ���׶���Ƶ continues to be a trusted partner for financial institutions worldwide.

���׶���Ƶ is a Fitch Solutions Company and part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in 30 countries. Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.
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About Octaura

Octaura is a provider of electronic trading, data, and analytics solutions for syndicated loans and CLOs. Founded in 2022, Octaura represents a significant milestone in the advancement of trade modernization for these markets through common operational criteria, automation across pre- and post-trade life cycles, improved ease in transactions and advanced data and analytics. To learn more, visit��.

���׶���Ƶ Contact:

Eleis Brennan

Tel: +1 646 582 3666
Email:��eleis.brennan@thefitchgroup.com

Octaura Contact:

Rita McNeil

Email: Octaura@peppercomm.com

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“As market volatility has made fixed income investments increasingly attractive, advisors are being asked to deliver more personalized, proactive guidance,” said Erin Lyons, Co-Head of ���׶���Ƶ. “���׶���Ƶ is a well-established partner to institutional investors; we are pleased to offer this customized solution for the Wealth ecosystem that brings the same best-in-class analysis in a format that caters to advisors. ��AdvisorEdge empowers advisors with the real-time insights they need to stay competitive, deepen relationships, and deliver the kind of value that today’s clients desire.”

By offering access to research, recommendations, and detailed company analysis for over 1,200 fixed income issuers, AdvisorEdge delivers valuable insights through tailored solutions, aligning client investment preferences with improved investment returns. AdvisorEdge is available via web and API feed, enabling digital connectivity to advisor and client investor portals through growing partner networks.

The full ���׶���Ƶ Wealth platform offers:

• In-Depth Research and Analysis: 200+ articles / week to support investment thesis and ideation across various portfolio advisory groups, discretionary portfolio managers, and model creation teams.
• Trading Ideas and Portfolio Monitoring: idea generation, portfolio monitoring, and integration of SMAs and UMAs for timely and suitable investment insights.
• Company Snapshots and Customizable Delivery:quick and easy-to-digest profiles of client investments, with customizable delivery options via a web portal or API for seamless integration.

���׶���Ƶ AdvisorEdge is available on the

About ���׶���Ƶ, Inc.

���׶���Ƶ combines credit market research, covenant analysis, and leveraged finance news into one comprehensive platform to help our clients��Know More.��Risk Better.�����׶���Ƶ delivers timely and actionable research to institutional investors, enabling them to make informed decisions. Our team of experienced analysts covers a wide range of sectors and regions, providing clients with comprehensive assessments of credit risk and opportunities. With a commitment to excellence and innovation, ���׶���Ƶ continues to be a trusted partner for financial institutions worldwide.

Get in Touch

For any inquiries, feel free to reach out:

Eleis Brennan
Fitch Group
Tel: +1 646 582 3666
Email:��eleis.brennan@thefitchgroup.com

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NEW YORK – June 05, 2024 – ���׶���Ƶ, a leading provider of data, news, analysis and research for global credit markets, today announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with S&P Global Market Intelligence (SPGMI) to provide its data and news as the foundational basis for their suite of Loan and Pricing Reference services. As ���׶���Ƶ’ offering for global leveraged finance investors, LevFin Insights’ comprehensive news and data will power a variety of SPGMI’s databases and platforms, including Capital IQ Pro, Loan Reference Data, Wall Street Office, ClearPar, Xpressfeed, and other data feed products.

“Our agreement with S&P Global Market Intelligence is yet another indication of how much investors value our robust, distinctive perspectives on individual deals and current credit trends. Our real-time intelligence on debt transactions helps financial decision makers to know more and risk better,” said Matt Zloto, Co-head, ���׶���Ƶ. “We are seeing demand for high-quality, independent data and research increasing at a rapid pace, as market participants look for sources of rich, contextualized information to support their investment strategies.”

Under the terms of the agreement, SPGMI customers will receive a base package of 15 data points from LevFin Insights as part of SPGMI’s standard offering. For market participants seeking more substantive level of detail to augment their decision-making process, an enhanced package of 45-60 data points can be accessed via a license with LevFin Insights.

“We use contributor-based loan pricing engines and sophisticated parsing technology to provide a reliable dataset for clients to mark portfolios to market, manage risk, and support trading decisions. Therefore, working with a reliable and timely news provider focused on loan markets like LevFin Insights is key to ensuring we are providing trusted current and historical loan pricing across the globe,” said Bharat Parameswaran, SPGMI’s Executive Director, Global Head of Loan Pricing.

About ���׶���Ƶ, Inc.

���׶���Ƶ, a leading provider of data, news, analysis and research for global credit markets, empowers financial professionals worldwide with the tools and insights they need to make well-informed credit-risk decisions. Through a single, unified platform comprised of ���׶���Ƶ Research, Covenant Review, and LevFin Insights, the Company delivers independent, incisive research and rich analysis across investment-grade and high yield debt of over 1,200 issuers globally. ���׶���Ƶ, a Fitch Solutions company, was founded in 2000 with the goal of enabling market participants to know more, risk better and ultimately create value in an ever-evolving financial landscape. More information about ���׶���Ƶ can be found here.

Contacts

Fitch Group
Eleis Brennan
Tel: +1 646 582 3666
Email:��eleis.brennan@thefitchgroup.com

Fitch Group
Tahmina Pinnington-Mannan
Tel: +44 20 3530 1128
Email: tahmina.pinnington-mannan@thefitchgroup.com

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Fitch Group – New York / London – 04 December 2023: Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services owned by Hearst, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of all the remaining stock it does not own of Bixby Research and Analytics (“Bixby”), a leading provider of credit information on private syndicated loan issuers.�� Earlier this year Fitch Ventures, the equity investment arm of Fitch Group, led Bixby’s Series A round.

Bixby, founded by Brian Conroy, will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fitch Solutions and will be managed by ���׶���Ƶ. Bixby will be incorporated into ���׶���Ƶ’ leveraged finance product suite, which includes Covenant Review’s legal analysis, LevFin Insights’ news and data, and ���׶���Ƶ’ fundamental research.

Ted Niedermayer, President of Fitch Solutions, said: “The acquisition of Bixby is a natural next step as we continue to prioritize our leveraged finance offerings. Bixby’s data provides complementary insights to ���׶���Ƶ, which bolsters our loan offering and also allows us to grow our special situations coverage.”

Brian Conroy, CEO and Founder of Bixby Research and Analytics, said: “Working with ���׶���Ƶ over the past six months has expanded our reach in the loan market. We’re excited to build upon this success by fully integrating into the ���׶���Ƶ leveraged finance platform.”

���׶���Ƶ clients will be able to access Bixby data and documents, Covenant Review legal research, and LevFin Insights proprietary company news and data, from new issue through bankruptcy, on one platform.

About Fitch Group

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research, and Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of insights, data and analytics. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Fitch Ventures, the equity-investment arm of Fitch Group, makes equity investments in innovative and emerging technology companies in the rapidly evolving financial services industry to help accelerate their commercial growth. Portfolio companies benefit from the strategic support and expertise of Fitch Group and Hearst.

About ���׶���Ƶ

���׶���Ƶ, Covenant Review, and LevFin Insights bring together best-in-class research, covenant analysis, and news on one platform, with a unified interface and login. ���׶���Ƶ, a Fitch Solutions Company, was founded over 20 years ago with the goal of producing insightful, impartial research that would allow our clients to make prudent, profitable investment decisions in the global credit markets. Now more than ever before, we give our clients the ability to KNOW MORE, RISK BETTER.

About Bixby Research and Analytics

Bixby Research and Analytics is the leading provider of private credit information and data in the broadly syndicated loan market. Since inception, Bixby has been delivering market-moving news and comprehensive financial data to drive trading velocity for its clients and keep them ahead of the competition.

Contacts

Fitch Group
Eleis Brennan
Tel: +1 646 582 3666
Email:��eleis.brennan@thefitchgroup.com

Bixby Research and Analytics:
Brian Conroy
Tel: +1 312 690 9531
Email:��brian@bixbyresearch.com

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The platform’s capabilities include intuitive navigation, a growing data offering and customized user settings. This includes one-stop company pages that bring together ���׶���Ƶ’ views and data, documentation sourced by Covenant Review and data from LevFin Insights. The enhanced data tools include market trends, additional information on documentation scores, LevFin Insights market stats with downloadable data on High Yield new issues and a new deals pipeline with critical bond and loan data.

“We’re thrilled to offer ���׶���Ƶ’ best-in-class research, news and analysis via one platform,” said Peter Petas, Head of ���׶���Ƶ. “The combination of our best in class content – research from ���׶���Ƶ, legal analysis from Covenant Review, and leveraged finance news and data from LevFin Insights – provides a full spectrum of credit insights to help clients make informed investment and risk decisions.”

���׶���Ƶ’ team of 160+ analysts, lawyers and reporters publish more than 150 articles per day, globally, with coverage spanning new issues, secondary trading, events, earnings and special situations.

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About ���׶���Ƶ, Inc.
���׶���Ƶ empowers financial professionals and the world’s largest institutions with the independent research, covenant analysis, news and comprehensive market insights to make well-informed credit risk decisions. Comprised of ���׶���Ƶ research, Covenant Review’s legal analysis, and LevFin Insights, the combined ���׶���Ƶ provides timely data, news, relative value recommendations and unbiased analysis of the investment-grade and high yield debt securities of more than 21,000 issuers around the world. Delivered through innovative platforms, ���׶���Ƶ enables market participants to Know More, Risk Better.

���׶���Ƶ is a Fitch Solutions Company and part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. Further information: .

Contact:
���׶���Ƶ: Simon Barrell, +1 646 582 3498, simon.barrell@fitchsolutions.com

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Metrobank’s clients will gain more insights on the companies they are investing in, while wealth advisors can boost their knowledge for the investment strategies they will impart to their clients.

Founded in 2000, ���׶���Ƶ publishes rigorous fixed-income research and actionable ideas for the global investing community. Its independent credit research on more than 1,000 issuers and the credit markets help the world’s decision makers better manage risk.

“We’re proud to be able to provide a unique, powerful service to Metrobank and its clients, especially as the global markets grow increasingly volatile. Our team of more than 100 analysts will provide insights, opinions, and best in class research that Metrobank and its clients can leverage on to navigate this environment” said Adam Etherington, Head of Asia Sales at ���׶���Ƶ. Senior Sales Manager for the Philippines at ���׶���Ƶ, Rob Palumbo, added “Our company has a long commitment to Asia and it’s a fantastic opportunity to now work with one of the Philippines’ strongest and best banks.”

Metrobank offers its clients a full suite of financial products and services that bridge its retail, corporate, treasury and investment banking, as well as leasing and bancassurance activities. Through the recently- introduced Wealth Insights website, high net worth individuals can get valuable insights and investment ideas, expert advice, and timely market news to make meaningful investment decisions.

“Providing premium service to our clients is our commitment at Metrobank, and with a credible credit research firm like ���׶���Ƶ we are able to help them create strategic and well-informed investment decisions,” said Fernand Antonio Tansingco, Metrobank’s Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Financial Markets Sector.

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About ���׶���Ƶ, Inc.
���׶���Ƶ empowers nearly 20,000 financial professionals among the world’s largest institutions with the credit-risk tools, independent research and comprehensive market insights they need to make well-informed credit-risk decisions. Setting the standard for global credit research since 2000, ���׶���Ƶ provides timely data, news, recommendations and unbiased analysis of the investment-grade and high yield debt securities of more than 1,200 issuers around the world. ���׶���Ƶ delivers this content through innovative platforms, enabling market participants to know more, risk better and ultimately create value.

About Metrobank
Metrobank is the country’s second largest private universal bank. The Bank believes that its robust capital position and balance sheet strength will provide ample support as it navigates through these uncertain times. Capital ratios are among the highest in the industry, with total CAR at 17.2% and Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio at 16.3%. Consolidated assets stood at P2.7 trillion as of end-September 2022, making it one of the strongest and well-capitalized banks in the country..

Contact:
���׶���Ƶ Asia, +65 6990 5600, creditsightsasia@creditsights.com

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“We are thrilled to have such a prominent journalist in the corporate credit information space join us, and expect he will be a key asset in accelerating the growth of our special situations product,” said LFI’s Special Situations Product Manager Max Frumes. “There isn’t a distressed debt reporting team out there, from the Wall Street Journal to Bloomberg to Reuters, that hasn’t hired star reporters who originally trained with Andrew.”

���׶���Ƶ’ Special Situations product combines in depth credit research with breaking news sourced by the LevFin Insights team, and leverage’s Covenant Review’s document expertise. To learn more, see: /special-situations/

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About ���׶���Ƶ, Inc.
���׶���Ƶ empowers nearly 20,000 financial professionals among the world’s largest institutions with the credit-risk tools, independent research and comprehensive market insights they need to make well-informed credit-risk decisions. Setting the standard for global credit research since 2000, ���׶���Ƶ provides timely data, news, recommendations and unbiased analysis of the investment-grade and high yield debt securities of more than 1,200 issuers around the world. ���׶���Ƶ delivers this content through innovative platforms, enabling market participants to know more, risk better and ultimately create value.

Contact:
���׶���Ƶ: Simon Barrell, +1 646 582 3498, simon.barrell@fitchsolutions.com

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He began his career as an economic analyst at Wells Fargo Securities focused on international economics. He then went on to cover the Energy & Power and Healthcare sectors over several years as a credit analyst at Bank of America. Zachary received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Business from Siena College in 2012. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Zachary is the fourth addition to ���׶���Ƶ from the former Wells Fargo publishing research team. Winnie Cisar, Chief Strategist at ���׶���Ƶ commented “We are delighted to add Zach to our Global Strategy team, as his expertise as a rates market strategist and economist will provide valuable insight into key Investment Grade market drivers”.

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About ���׶���Ƶ, Inc.
���׶���Ƶ empowers nearly 20,000 financial professionals among the world’s largest institutions with the credit-risk tools, independent research and comprehensive market insights they need to make well-informed credit-risk decisions. Setting the standard for global credit research since 2000, ���׶���Ƶ provides timely data, news, recommendations and unbiased analysis of the investment-grade and high yield debt securities of more than 1,200 issuers around the world. ���׶���Ƶ delivers this content through innovative platforms, enabling market participants to know more, risk better and ultimately create value.

Contact:
���׶���Ƶ: Simon Barrell, +1 646 582 3498, simon.barrell@fitchsolutions.com

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Prior to joining ���׶���Ƶ, Glenn worked for two years at Seaport Global and five years at Commerzbank as an analyst covering high yield debt and distressed bank loans. Prior to that, Glenn spent 5 years at F&C Asset Management covering European and North American high yield credits. He began his career in 1998 at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette in their New York office as a junior analyst in leveraged finance.

Glenn graduated Magna Cum Laude from Binghamton University in New York with a BA in History and German.

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About ���׶���Ƶ, Inc.
���׶���Ƶ empowers nearly 20,000 financial professionals among the world’s largest institutions with the credit-risk tools, independent research and comprehensive market insights they need to make well-informed credit-risk decisions. Setting the standard for global credit research since 2000, ���׶���Ƶ provides timely data, news, recommendations and unbiased analysis of the investment-grade and high yield debt securities of more than 1,200 issuers around the world. ���׶���Ƶ delivers this content through innovative platforms, enabling market participants to know more, risk better and ultimately create value.

Contact:
���׶���Ƶ: Simon Barrell, +1 646 582 3498, simon.barrell@fitchsolutions.com

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