M&A Deal Summary

RiskMetrics Group Acquires Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

On February 19, 2009, RiskMetrics Group acquired business services company Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RiskMetrics Group’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is RiskMetrics Group’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is RiskMetrics Group’s 2nd transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-02-19
Target Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) RiskMetrics Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

New York, New York, United States
Innovest is a provider of sustainability research for the institutional investment community.

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Buyer

RiskMetrics Group

New York, New York, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Information Services
Employees1,140
DESCRIPTION

RiskMetrics Group, Inc. is a provider of risk analytics and information processing to the global financial services community. The RiskMetrics service offering allows investors, shareholders, managers, and regulators to measure and manage financial risk.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
State (New York) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 4
Year (2009) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 CFRA Holdings

New York, New York, United States

CFRA Holdings, LLC is a independent financial research organization serving the investment community. Its quality-of-earnings analysis on more than 2,500 companies is delivered daily over the Internet to over 4,000 professionals at leading mutual and hedge funds in North America, Europe and Asia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-03 KLD Research & Analytics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

KLD is a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and indexes for institutional investors.

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