Wiener Börse AG Acquires 80% Majority Stake in North Data to Expand European Company Information and Data Services

Wiener Börse AG Acquires 80% Majority Stake in North Data to Expand European Company Information and Data Services

(IN BRIEF) Wiener Börse AG has acquired an 80% majority stake in Hamburg-based North Data GmbH, expanding its information business beyond exchange market data and strengthening its position as a European infrastructure and data provider. North Data operates a company research platform covering around 100 million private companies in 26 European countries, consolidating information from more than 160 public sources, including national registers and EU databases. The platform provides financial information, corporate connections and ownership structures and serves customers ranging from corporations and SMEs to public authorities, journalists and private individuals. North Data Premium Services offer enhanced search functions, dossiers and watch lists, while its Data Services provide direct information access through APIs and exports. Christoph Boschan, CEO of Wiener Börse AG, said the acquisition extends the exchange operator’s commitment to transparency beyond market data and diversifies its revenue streams. North Data founder and CEO Frank Felix Debatin said Wiener Börse provides a long-term partner for the continued development of the platform, including its support for investigative journalism and wider access to company information.

(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA/HAMBURG, 15-Sep-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Wiener Börse AG has acquired an80% majority stake in North Data GmbH, expanding its data and information activities beyond traditional exchange market data and strengthening its position as a European infrastructure and data services provider.

Hamburg-based North Data operates a company information search platform that aggregates and consolidates data on approximately 100 million private companies across 26 European countries. Its database draws on more than 160 public sources, including national company registers and European Union databases.

The acquisition allows Wiener Börse to broaden its information services while further diversifying its business within areas closely connected to its core activities. By adding extensive private-company information to its established market-data capabilities, the exchange operator is extending its role in providing transparent and structured business information.

Christoph Boschan, CEO of Wiener Börse AG, said functioning markets depend on access to transparent and reliable information. He said the investment in North Data extends that principle beyond exchange market data by improving access to company information across Europe, while also strengthening Wiener Börse’s strategic positioning and diversifying its revenue streams.

North Data has developed its platform around the consolidation and presentation of publicly available corporate information, allowing users to research companies, financial indicators, ownership relationships and connections between businesses and individuals.

The service is used by a broad range of customers and users, including corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, agencies, public authorities, journalists and private individuals.

Frank Felix Debatin, founder and CEO of North Data GmbH, said North Data has established itself as an important platform for European company research and that Wiener Börse provides a long-term ownership partner capable of supporting the further development and expansion of the business.

North Data’s standard offering provides access to detailed corporate information, including financial key figures, ownership structures and links between companies.

Its North Data Premium Services provide additional functionality, including more detailed information, enhanced search tools, company dossiers and watch lists.

The company also offers Data Services, which allow customers to access information directly through APIs and data exports, supporting organisations that want to integrate company information into their own systems, analytical tools and workflows.

Wiener Börse said North Data’s existing support for investigative journalism will continue following the acquisition, together with the platform’s broader commitment to providing access to company information.

The existing data services will also be maintained and further developed across North Data’s markets, with both companies aiming to expand the range and depth of information available to users.

Through the transaction, Wiener Börse is extending its data business from exchange-related information into a broader European corporate-information environment, combining market infrastructure expertise with a platform focused on private-company transparency.

The investment also reflects Wiener Börse’s strategy of developing additional services around its established strengths in financial markets, data management and information infrastructure while creating new revenue opportunities.

North Data will continue to develop its platform with Wiener Börse as majority shareholder, with a focus on expanding company research capabilities, strengthening data services and maintaining broad access to structured information on European businesses.

About the Vienna Stock Exchange

As the central infrastructure provider in the region, Wiener Börse AG opens doors to global markets. It unites the stock exchanges in Vienna and Prague. Listed companies benefit from maximum liquidity there, and as the market leader it offers investors fast and inexpensive trading. Wiener Börse collects and distributes price data and calculates the most important indices for a dozen markets in the region. Thanks to its unique know-how, the national exchanges in Budapest, Ljubljana and Zagreb also rely on the IT services of the Vienna Stock Exchange. In addition, it is involved in other energy exchanges and clearing houses in the region.

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Media Contacts:

Julia Resch
Head of Corporate Communications & Marketing, Spokesperson
julia.resch​(a)​​wienerboerse.at
+43 1 531 65-186

Alexander Wastl
Corporate Communications & Marketing
alexander.wastl​(a)​wienerboerse.at
+43 1 531 65-153

Benette Kröger
Director Marketing at North Data GmbH
benette​(a)​northdata.de
+49 (0)40 609 414 328

SOURCE: Wiener Börse AG