Banking & Finance

Artisan Partners, a global investment management firm founded in Milwaukee, announced today that it signed a major, long-term lease at 875 E. Wisconsin Ave. as the firm plans for its future and growth in the downtown Milwaukee area.

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust, recently purchased the 240,675-square-foot Wells Fargo Home Mortgage office building located at 11200 W. Parkland Ave. in Milwaukee from Columbia Property Trust (formerly known as Wells REIT II) for $26 million, according to state records.

Milwaukee-based International Thermal Systems has acquired the business assets of Continental Equipment Corporation, also in Milwaukee.

Fiserv Inc., a Brookfield-based global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that its board of directors has declared a two-for-one stock split of Fiserv common stock and a proportionate increase in the number of its authorized shares of common stock.

Milwaukee-based International Thermal Systems has acquired the business assets of Continental Equipment Corporation, also in Milwaukee.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average clung to minor gains this morning after closing Thursday for the first time in history above the 16,000 mark.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the building and automotive industries, announced a multi-year stock share repurchase program and an increase in its quarterly dividend, reflecting the company's confidence in its long-term business prospects.

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, announced it has agreed to acquire Quintillion Limited (Quintillion), a full-service hedge fund administrator in Ireland.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 16,000 points for the first time in trading yesterday, and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose above 1.800 points.

Summit Credit Union will host Mindful Spending on Thursday, November 21, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Greenfield...