New York-based Ipreo Holdings has been put up for sale, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company, which offers market data, analytics and related services to banks and financial institutions, is expected to fetch about $500 million. Barclays Capital has been appointed to manage the sale. Private-equity firm, Veronis Suhler Stevenson, holds a major stake in Ipreo, while the remaining stake is owned by the company’s management and financial institutions.

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