Polsinelli recently represented Leeds Equity Partners (Leeds Equity) in the sale of OptionMetrics, a leading provider of historical options data, volatility data, and analytics for institutional investors and academics, to Equality Asset Management (EAM).

OptionMetrics provides options and futures data and analytics to institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide. Leeds Equity partnered with OptionMetrics in 2021, supporting the company’s continued growth in financial data and analytics.

The transaction marks the first platform sale Polsinelli has handled for Leeds Equity, building on a longstanding relationship in which the firm has advised Leeds Equity on numerous acquisitions, including the initial investment in the OptionMetrics platform.

“We have had the opportunity to support Leeds Equity on many acquisitions over the years, so it was particularly rewarding to help the team achieve this successful platform exit,” said Gordon D. Spring, Vice Chair of Polsinelli’s Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. “We are proud to have supported Leeds Equity and OptionMetrics through this important milestone and look forward to continuing our longstanding relationship.”

More information about the transaction can be found here.

The Polsinelli deal team was led by Private Equity Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Vice Chair Gordon D. Spring and included Shareholders Steve Munch, Matthew C. Hans, Nicole F. Martini and John M. Robert. Additional support was provided by Associates James A. Kopfensteiner and Hanna M. Metzler.