DURHAM, N.C. and AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 17, 2025 -- BlueMatrix, the world's leading platform for capital markets content authoring and distribution, today announced the strategic acquisition of RANOS, a next-generation research publishing platform founded in New Zealand. The acquisition strengthens BlueMatrix's presence within the Asia Pacific region and adds another high-growth, innovative asset to its business.
BlueMatrix serves over 1,000 financial institutions in more than 50 countries through an enterprise-grade ecosystem for authoring, compliance and distribution of investment research & other financial markets content. The company is backed by Thoma Bravo, one of the world's largest software investment firms.
RANOS was built to modernise the way investment research is produced and consumed. Its platform has gained traction across the Asia Pacific region by helping research teams move faster and publish in more engaging, investor-friendly formats.
"This acquisition of RANOS is a natural fit for BlueMatrix's s long-term leadership strategy," said Patricia Horotan, CEO of BlueMatrix. "RANOS brings regional knowledge and innovation that complements our global business. Together, we're positioned to offer our clients greater flexibility, stronger local support and modern functionality."
The transaction strengthens BlueMatrix's footprint in a strategically important growth market and positions it to lead the transformation of investment research - delivering impactful content to investors when they want it, where they want it and how they want it.
"We are delighted to join the BlueMatrix family," said Daniel Kieser, Founder of RANOS. "This marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter that is not only good for us, but great for our customers. They can look forward to more features, more scalability and more ways to communicate with investors."
RANOS clients will continue to operate on the existing platform with no disruption, while gaining access to enhanced support and a broader feature set over time.
For more information about this acquisition and what it means for the future of financial services communication, please contact:
Patricia Horotan
Chief Executive Officer, BlueMatrix
Email: patricia.horotan@staff.bluematrix.com
About BlueMatrix
BlueMatrix is the global leader in capital markets content publishing technology. Its secure and scalable platform is trusted by over 1,000 financial institutions for content authoring, compliance, and global distribution. BlueMatrix has customers in more than 50 countries and serves internal teams across multi-national corporations from its offices located in Durham (HQ), New York, London, Edinburgh, and Timisoara.
BlueMatrix facilitates the equitable exchange of critical investment insights by improving the efficiency, collaboration, and security across the complete information lifecycle. The ecosystem is designed to meet users' bespoke needs, from compliance tracking to interactive publishing, by removing friction from the publication, dissemination, consumption and application of investment research and informal capital markets content.
For more information, visit BlueMatrix's website at www.bluematrix.com
About RANOS
RANOS is a next-generation publishing platform built to modernise the preparation and distribution of equity research. It offers digital-native tools such as AI-enhanced workflows, voice-to-text, and responsive design. RANOS is headquartered in New Zealand and serves clients across the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information, visit RANOS' website at www.ranos.com
About Thoma Bravo
Thoma Bravo is one of the largest software investors in the world, with approximately $184 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025. Through its private equity, growth equity and credit strategies, the firm invests in growth-oriented, innovative companies operating in the software and technology sectors. Leveraging Thoma Bravo's deep sector expertise and strategic and operational capabilities, the firm collaborates with its portfolio companies to implement operating best practices and drive growth initiatives. Over the past 20 years, the firm has acquired or invested in more than 535 companies representing over $275 billion in enterprise value (including control and non-control investments). The firm has offices in Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, New York and San Francisco.
For more information, visit Thoma Bravo's website at www.thomabravo.com
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