Northern Trust makes strategic investment in Equity Data Science Thursday, February 11, 2021 Opalesque Industry Update - As part of its continuing strategy to provide integrated services and technology across the investment lifecycle, Northern Trust has reached an agreement to take an equity stake in Equity Data Science, Inc. (EDS), a cloud-based analytics platform that provides decision support tools to asset managers for idea generation, portfolio construction and risk management. The deal integrates EDS decision support tools with Northern Trust's core technology platforms to provide highly specialized and innovative solutions to the most sophisticated institutional investors across the globe. The investment is an extension of Northern Trust Whole Office, an approach that integrates Northern Trust's architecture alongside innovative partners, facilitating client access to new technologies, services and solutions.