M&A Deal Summary

GlobalData Acquires Pyramid Research

On December 13, 2013, GlobalData acquired information services company Pyramid Research from UBM Technology for 3M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GlobalData’s 3rd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is GlobalData’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GlobalData’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GlobalData’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-13
Target Pyramid Research
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) GlobalData
Sellers(s) UBM Technology
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 3M USD

Target

Pyramid Research

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
website
Pyramid Research is a provider of subscription market information, analysis and forecasting services to the global telecom industry. Pyramid bases its services on its proprietary “bottom up” quantitative data drawn from around 70 national markets worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GlobalData

London, United Kingdom

website

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Information Services
Employees3,624
Revenue 189M GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

GlobalData is a provider of data and analysis for consumer, technology, and healthcare businesses. GlobalData today has offices in 17 countries, more than 1,800 research analysts and consultants, and access to hundreds of thousands of industry experts, opinion leaders, and consumers in various communities and panels around the world. GlobalData was founded in 1999 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 9
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 5
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-05 Kable Business Intelligence Limited

London, United Kingdom

Kable is a provider of technology expenditure intelligence data and solutions. Kable was established in 1990.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-08 Current Analysis

Sterling, Virginia, United States

Current Analysis, Inc. provides subscription based business intelligence services to the ICT industry.

Buy $20M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

UBM Technology

San Francisco, California, United States

website

Category Company
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

UBM Technology is a global media and marketing business that brings together the world's technology industry through live events, online media and custom services. UBM's technology portfolio include Black Hat, Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), InformationWeek and HDI.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-28 Pyramid Research

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Pyramid Research is a provider of subscription market information, analysis and forecasting services to the global telecom industry. Pyramid bases its services on its proprietary “bottom up” quantitative data drawn from around 70 national markets worldwide.

Buy $8M
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