List of 29 Acquired Information Services Companies in Illinois

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Numerator Acquired Kantar 2021-04-19 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	11	11	-
Tegus Acquired Alphasense 2024-06-11 $930M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	2	2	-
Morningstar, Inc. - 15(c) Board Consulting Services Acquired Broadridge 2018-01-02 $10.5M Chicago, Illinois, United States	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Deep.ad Acquired OpenBrand 2023-11-07 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Ibbotson Associates, Inc. Acquired Morningstar 2006-03-01 $83M Chicago, Illinois, United States	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Landmark, A Flex Discovery Company Acquired FLEX Discovery 2012-06-06 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Altered Scale Acquired TierPoint 2015-12-17 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
CollegeAdvisor.com Acquired U.S. News 2023-02-21 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Builders Information Group, Inc. (dba BidClerk, Inc.) Acquired iSqFt, Inc. (dba ConstructConnect) 2014-10-07 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Scranton Gillette Communications Acquired Endeavor Business Media 2022-04-13 Palatine, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Charm Acquired Swiftline 2022-05-09 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Direct Lending Deals Acquired KBRA 2022-09-13 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
CRSP Acquired Morningstar 2025-09-23 $375M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Chapter 11 Dockets Acquired Stretto 2024-10-22 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Derivative Solutions, Inc. Acquired FactSet Research 2005-08-02 $42.5M Chicago, Illinois, United States	Information Services	-	-	-	-
Parity Data Systems LLC Acquired Integrated Data Storage LLC 2010-08-19 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Information Services	-	-	-	-

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