Standard & Poor s Financial Services - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Standard & Poor s Financial Services M&A Summary

Standard & Poor s Financial Services has acquired 5 companies. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Standard & Poor s Financial Services’ largest acquisition to date was in 2004, when it acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence for $200M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2003, when it sold S&P ComStock to Interactive Data for $115M. Standard & Poor s Financial Services has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (40%) and information services (20%).

Standard & Poor s Financial Services Business Overview

Where is Standard & Poor s Financial Services headquartered?

Standard & Poor s Financial Services is headquartered in New York, New York.

How many employees does Standard & Poor s Financial Services have?

Standard & Poor s Financial Services has 10,000 employees.

What sector is Standard & Poor s Financial Services in?

Standard & Poor s Financial Services is a business services company.

When was Standard & Poor s Financial Services founded?

Standard & Poor s Financial Services was founded in 1941.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3

Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC

New York, New York
United States,
www.standardandpoors.com

Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (S&P) is an American financial services company that publishes financial research and analysis on stocks and bonds. S&P is known for its stock market indices.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $200M $200M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $115M $115M
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
IMAKE Consulting, Inc. 2007-09-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Bethesda, Maryland
ABSXchange LLC 2007-09-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Bethesda, Maryland
Standard & Poor's - Mutual Fund Data Business 2007-02-22 - Divestiture
, United States
CRISIL Limited 2005-05-10 - Stake Purchase
Mumbai, India · www.crisil.com
S&P Global Market Intelligence 2004-09-08 200M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.spcapitaliq.com
S&P ComStock, Inc. 2003-03-03 115M USD Divestiture
, United States
CRISIL Limited 1997-01-01 - Stake Purchase
Mumbai, India · www.crisil.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
S&P Global Market Intelligence 2004-09-08 RateWatch 2018-06-20 4
New York, New York · www.spcapitaliq.com Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin · www.rate-watch.com
S&P Global Market Intelligence 2004-09-08 S&P Global Market Intelligence - Equity and Fund Research Business 2016-09-07 4
New York, New York · www.spcapitaliq.com New York, New York
S&P Global Market Intelligence 2004-09-08 Credit Market Analysis Ltd. 2016-03-01 3
New York, New York · www.spcapitaliq.com London, United Kingdom
S&P Global Market Intelligence 2004-09-08 Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations, Inc. 2016-03-01 2
New York, New York · www.spcapitaliq.com New York, New York
S&P Global Market Intelligence 2004-09-08 S&P Capital IQ Financial Communications 2013-10-03 1
New York, New York · www.spcapitaliq.com New York, New York

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 2 (40%) - 1 (50%) -
Information Services 1 (20%) 200M (100%) 1 (50%) 115M (100%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (20%) - - -
Software 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $200M 2 $115M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 200M 2 115M
  Maryland 2 - - -
  New York 1 200M - -
India 2 - - -
Domestic 3 (60%) 200M (100%) 2 (100%) 115M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (40%) - - -
Total 5 $200M 2 $115M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
TOTAL $200M
Largest S&P Global Market Intelligence
$200M (2004-09-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $115M
TOTAL $115M
Largest S&P ComStock, Inc.
$115M (2003-03-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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