M&A Deal Summary

FactSet Research Acquires Thomson Reuters - Thomson Fundamental Database

On April 23, 2008, FactSet Research acquired information services company Thomson Reuters - Thomson Fundamental Database from Thomson Reuters for 63M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FactSet Research’s 5th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is FactSet Research’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is FactSet Research’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is FactSet Research’s 2nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-04-23
Target Thomson Reuters - Thomson Fundamental Database
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) FactSet Research
Sellers(s) Thomson Reuters
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 63M USD

Target

Thomson Reuters - Thomson Fundamental Database

New York, New York, United States
The Thomson Fundamental Database is a database of corporate fundamentals. The sale includes source documents, collection software, documentation and collection training materials related to the database.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

FactSet Research

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Information Services
Employees12,262
Revenue 2.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
FactSet's corporate headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut.
FactSet's corporate headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut.

FactSet Research is a global provider of financial information and analytics. Users can access company and industry intelligence as well as monitor performance with desktop analytics, mobile applications, and data feeds. FactSet Research was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 23
Sector (Information Services) 5 of 11
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (New York) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 5 of 15
Year (2008) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-31 DealMaven

New York, New York, United States

DealMaven, Inc., provides tools to improve the workflow of investment bankers when working in Microsoft Office(r). DealMaven's add-ins for Microsoft Excel(r), PowerPoint(r) and Word(r) help firms gather, analyze, check and present data more efficiently.

Buy $14M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-02 Market Metrics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Market Metrics, Inc., is a market research firm. Market Metrics uses its vast, proprietary database of customer surveys to provide senior managers with the data they need to make strategic decisions to increase market share of mutual funds, managed accounts, ETFs, annuities and life insurance.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thomson Reuters

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1851
Sector Information Services
Employees25,600
Revenue 6.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.
Thomson Reuters' office in Eagan, Minnesota.

Thomson Reuters is an information source for businesses and professionals. Thomson Reuters delivers information to decision makers in the financial and risk, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and science and media markets. With headquarters in New York and major operations in London and Eagan, Minnesota, Thomson Reuters employs people and operates in over 100 countries. Thomson Reuters was originally incorporated in 1851 and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 34
Sector (Information Services) 2 of 9
Type (Divestiture) 9 of 32
State (New York) 3 of 7
Country (United States) 7 of 22
Year (2008) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 11 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-17 Reuters Group

London, United Kingdom

Reuters is a global provider of financial information.

Buy $17.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-12 Dialog Information Services

United States

Dialog is an online-based information service that helps organizations across the globe seek competitive advantages in such fields as business, science, engineering, finance and law. The Dialog portfolio of products and services, including Dialog® and DataStar®, offers organizations the ability to precisely retrieve data from more than 1.4 billion unique records of key information, accessible via the Internet.

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