IHS - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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IHS M&A Summary

IHS has acquired 55 companies. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

IHS’s largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired R. L. Polk for $1.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2021, when it sold Oil Price Information Service to News for $1.2B. IHS has acquired in 18 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information services (28%) and software (26%).

IHS Business Overview

Where is IHS headquartered?

IHS is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

What is IHS’s revenue?

IHS disclosed revenue of 2,184M USD for 2015 and 2,079M USD for 2014.

How many employees does IHS have?

IHS has 9,000 employees.

What sector is IHS in?

IHS is an information technology company.

When was IHS founded?

IHS was founded in 1959.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity58
    • M&A Buy Activity54
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 1

IHS, Inc.

15 Inverness Way East,
Englewood, Colorado 80112
United States,
(303) 790-0600
www.ihs.com

IHS is a source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape. Businesses and governments rely on the content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS was established in 1959 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 54 - - - - - 54
vol $3.8B $3.8B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 2 - 2 - - - 4
vol $1.2B $1.2B
  58

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
RootMetrics, Inc. 2021-12-14 - Divestiture
Bellevue, Washington · www.rootmetrics.com
Oil Price Information Service LLC 2021-08-02 1.2B USD Divestiture
Rockville, Maryland · www.opisnet.com
Sphera Solutions 2016-06-01 - Divestiture
Chicago, Illinois · www.sphera.com
GlobalSpec, Inc. 2016-04-29 - Divestiture
East Greenbush, New York · www.globalspec.com
Oil Price Information Service LLC 2016-02-11 650M USD Divestiture
Rockville, Maryland · www.opisnet.com
CARPROOF Corp. 2015-12-28 494M CAD Add-on Acquisition
London, Ontario · www.carproof.com
RootMetrics, Inc. 2015-04-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Bellevue, Washington · www.rootmetrics.com
Rushmore Reviews Ltd. 2015-02-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.rushmorereviews.com
Infonetics Research, Inc. 2014-12-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Campbell, California · www.infonetics.com
JOC Group, Inc. 2014-12-10 - Divestiture
Newark, New Jersey · www.joc.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
JOC Group, Inc. 2014-12-10 Global Transportation Services, Inc. 2016-07-07 1
Newark, New Jersey · www.joc.com Seattle, Washington · www.shipglobal.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Services 15 (28%) 2.0B (53%) - -
Software 14 (26%) 1.4B (36%) 1 (25%) 1.2B (100%)
Business Services 13 (24%) 210M (6%) - -
Information Technology 3 (6%) 135M (4%) 3 (75%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (6%) 62M (2%) - -
Publishing 3 (6%) - - -
Media 2 (4%) - - -
Life Science 1 (2%) - - -
Total 54 $3.8B 4 $1.2B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 35 3.2B 4 1.2B
  Texas 9 500M - -
  California 5 40M - -
  Maryland 2 650M 1 1.2B
  Michigan 2 1.4B - -
  Massachusetts 2 58M - -
  Washington 1 - 1 -
  New York 1 135M 1 -
  Virginia 1 25M - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  South Carolina 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 24M - -
  Oklahoma 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  District of Columbia 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 48M - -
  Colorado 1 28M - -
  Arizona 1 59M - -
  Illinois - - 1 -
United Kingdom 11 50M - -
Canada 6 577M - -
  Alberta 3 3M - -
  Ontario 2 494M - -
Germany 1 8M - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Domestic 35 (65%) 3.2B (83%) 4 (100%) 1.2B (100%)
Cross-border 19 (35%) 635M (17%) - -
Total 54 $3.8B 4 $1.2B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Macfarlanes
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.4B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.9B
< $100M 14 $449M
TOTAL $3.8B
Largest R. L. Polk & Co.
$1.4B (2013-06-10)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest Oil Price Information Service LLC
$1.2B (2021-08-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
6 (11%)
Strategic(s)
11%
6 (11%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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