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WASHINGTON, Sept. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aristotle, the company that services PredictIt, today announced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved its applications to operate as both a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO).

Washington, DC, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Online newspaper, The Washington Free Beacon (Free Beacon), joins Aristotle International and a dozen plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to save the prediction market, PredictIt. The lawsuit is currently pending in federal district court in the Western District of Texas.

Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC (“Aristotle Boston”), an independent registered investment advisor specializing in small cap and small/mid cap equity strategies, today announced that Angela Saez has joined the firm as a Senior Research Analyst and as a member of the investment team. She will report to David Adams, CFA, CEO, Portfolio Manager of Aristotle Boston. Ms. Saez will be based in Boston. In her role, she will focus on conducting fundamental, bottom-up research, providing in-depth analysis of both current portfolio holdings and potential investments.

Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC (“Aristotle Boston”) today announced that Andrew (AJ) Treais, CFA, has been promoted to Research Analyst reporting to Jack McPherson, CFA, President, Portfolio Manager of Aristotle Boston. In this new role, Mr. Treais will focus on investment research, including research of prospective companies, conduct sell reviews of current portfolio companies, and generate and assess characteristics of the portfolios and underlying holdings.

Pushing Boundaries of Technology for Political and Public Affairs Industry

Aristotle Capital Management, LLC (“Aristotle”) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Pacific Asset Management LLC, a leader in liquid credit investments, from Pacific Life Insurance Company (“Pacific Life”). Pacific Asset Management has officially been rebranded to Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC (“Aristotle Pacific”) and currently manages over $20 billion in assets.

Washington, DC, March 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aristotle International, service provider for the leading prediction market, PredictIt, is responding to the latest actions by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against the site. The Commission issued a letter on Aug. 4, 2022 directing PredictIt to shut down. Yesterday the Commission withdrew their previous letter, which was challenged as illegal in pending legal proceedings, and issued an update.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aristotle International announced today that more than a dozen plaintiffs in the PredictIt lawsuit against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) received a hearing on their case before a panel of three federal judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aristotle International announces that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an injunction allowing the PredictIt political prediction market to continue operating while the Court considers granting longer term relief.

Panel of judges side with PredictIt plaintiffs, grant hearing at next possible opportunity

Plaintiffs argue that District Court inaction causes irreparable harm in appeal to higher court

Washington, DC, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oct. 28, 2022 – PredictIt is the only prediction market legally offering election-related contracts in the United States. In view of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commitment to complete their review of the KalshiEx request to offer a political market by today, Oct. 28, PredictIt service provider Aristotle will release a statement shortly after the CFTC announces its decision on the KalshiEx filing.

Aristotle Capital Management, LLC (“Aristotle”), an investment management organization that specializes in equity and fixed income portfolio management for institutional and advisory clients worldwide, and Pacific Life Insurance Company (“Pacific Life”), a leading mutual life insurance company, today jointly announced Aristotle’s planned acquisition of Pacific Life’s third-party credit asset management firm, Pacific Asset Management, LLC (“PAM”), whose clients include Pacific Funds. As part of the transaction, Pacific Life will receive a minority interest in Aristotle. Aristotle also announced that subsequent to the close of the transaction, Pacific Asset Management will be known as Aristotle Pacific Capital, LLC (“Aristotle Pacific”).

Injunction would allow existing 2024 markets to remain open through their natural conclusions for the benefit of traders, university educators and journalists.