ISS - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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ISS M&A Summary

ISS has acquired 8 companies of its own, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

ISS has acquired in 5 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information services (38%) and business services (25%).

ISS Ownership

Who owns ISS?

ISS is owned by Deutsche Boerse AG. It was acquired on November 17, 2020.

Was ISS formerly PE-backed?

Yes. ISS was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

ISS Business Overview

Where is ISS headquartered?

ISS is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

What sector is ISS in?

ISS is a financial services company.

When was ISS founded?

ISS was founded in 1985.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

ISS

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.

702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 400,
Rockville, Maryland 20850
United States,
(301) 556-0500
www.issgovernance.com

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. is a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment (RI) solutions for asset owners, asset managers, hedge funds, and asset service providers. ISS’ solutions include objective governance research and recommendations; RI data, analytics, advisory, and research; end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions; turnkey securities class-action claims management (provided by Securities Class Action Services, LLC); and reliable global governance data and modeling tools. Clients rely on ISS’ expertise to help them make informed corporate governance and responsible investment decisions. Institutional Shareholder Services was formed in 1985 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 5 2 1 - - - 8
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Discovery Data, Inc. 2021-10-29 - Add-on Acquisition
Eatontown, New Jersey · www.discoveryco.com
Fair Isaac Corp. - Cyber Risk Score Business 2020-10-21 - Divestiture
San Jose, California
Flowspring, Inc. 2020-08-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Englewood, Colorado · www.flowspring.com
CAER 2019-02-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Canberra City, Australia · www.caer.com.au
Strategic Insight, Inc. 2019-01-09 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.strategic-i.com
iiWisdom - Interactive Governance Portal 2016-08-17 - Divestiture
San Francisco, California
Ethix SRI Advisors 2015-09-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Stockholm, Sweden · www.ethix.se
Incentive Lab LLC 2014-10-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Scottsdale, Arizona
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Services 3 (38%) - - -
Business Services 2 (25%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (13%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (13%) - - -
Software 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 - - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 - - -
  California 2 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Sweden 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (75%) - - -
Cross-border 2 (25%) - - -
Total 8 - - -

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Established

1985

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