GlobalData - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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GlobalData M&A Summary

GlobalData has acquired 10 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

GlobalData’s largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Business Information Assets - Informa for $38M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2023, when it sold GlobalData - Healthcare business to Inflexion for $668M. GlobalData has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information services (56%) and media (23%).

GlobalData Business Overview

Where is GlobalData headquartered?

GlobalData is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What is GlobalData’s revenue?

GlobalData disclosed revenue of 273M GBP for 2023 and 243M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does GlobalData have?

GlobalData has 3,532 employees.

What sector is GlobalData in?

GlobalData is an information services company.

When was GlobalData founded?

GlobalData was founded in 1999.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity9
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

GlobalData

GlobalData PLC

John Carpenter House John Carpenter Street,
London, EC4Y 0AN
United Kingdom,
44 20 7936 6400
www.globaldata.com

GlobalData is a provider of data and analysis for consumer, technology, and healthcare businesses. GlobalData was founded in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 8 - - 1 - - 9
vol $93M $93M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
vol $668M $668M
  10

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
GlobalData - Healthcare business 2023-12-21 668M GBP Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Media Business Insight Ltd. 2022-06-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Peterborough, United Kingdom · www.mb-insight.com
MEED Media FZ LLC 2017-12-08 18M USD Divestiture
London, United Kingdom · www.meed.com
Business Information Assets - Informa plc 2015-07-27 38M GBP Divestiture
Zug, Switzerland
Current Analysis, Inc. 2014-07-08 20M USD Add-on Acquisition
Sterling, Virginia · www.currentanalysis.com
Pyramid Research, Inc. 2013-12-13 3M USD Divestiture
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.pyr.com
Kable Business Intelligence Limited 2012-07-05 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.kable.co.uk
Canadean Ltd. 2010-09-06 14M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.canadean.com
Wilmington Media Ltd. 2007-08-15 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
Dewberry Redpoint Ltd. 2007-08-15 - Divestiture
Northfleet, United Kingdom · www.dewberryredpoint.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Services 5 (56%) 75M (81%) - -
Media 2 (22%) 18M (19%) - -
Business Services 1 (11%) - - -
Publishing 1 (11%) - - -
Information Technology - - 1 (100%) 668M (100%)
Total 9 $93M 1 $668M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 6 31M 1 668M
United States 2 23M - -
  Virginia 1 20M - -
  Massachusetts 1 3M - -
Switzerland 1 38M - -
Domestic 6 (67%) 31M (34%) 1 (100%) 668M (100%)
Cross-border 3 (33%) 61M (66%) - -
Total 9 $93M 1 $668M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 5 $93M
TOTAL $93M
Largest Business Information Assets - Informa plc
$38M (2015-07-27)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $668M
TOTAL $668M
Largest GlobalData - Healthcare business
$668M (2023-12-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
1 (11%)
Strategic(s)
56%
5 (56%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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