M&A Deal Summary

CyrusOne Acquires CME Group - Suburban Data Center

On March 15, 2016, CyrusOne acquired information technology company CME Group - Suburban Data Center from CME Group for 130M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CyrusOne’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is CyrusOne’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CyrusOne’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is CyrusOne’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-03-15
Target CME Group - Suburban Data Center
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) CyrusOne
Sellers(s) CME Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 130M USD

Target

CME Group - Suburban Data Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States
CME Group - Suburban Data Center is a provider of data center facilities.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CyrusOne

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Information Technology
Employees441
Revenue 1.0B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

CyrusOne is a global REIT specializing in design, construction, and operation of more than 50 high-performance data centers worldwide. The Company provides mission-critical facilities that ensure the continued operation of IT infrastructure for approximately 1,000 customers, including approximately 200 Fortune 1000 companies. CyrusOne was founded in 2001 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-28 Cervalis Holdings

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Cervalis Holdings LLC is an owner and operator of data centers.

Buy $400M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-07 Sentinel Data Centers

New York, New York, United States

Sentinel Data Centers, LLC develops and operates highly fault tolerant data centers for internal data processing and disaster recovery purposes.

Buy $490M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CME Group

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1898
Sector Financial Services
Employees3,565
Revenue 5.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

CME Group provides a marketplace for buyers and sellers, bringing together individuals, companies and institutions that need to manage risk or that want to profit by accepting risk. CME Group also offers a growing slate of cleared OTC products and services. CME Group was founded in 1898 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-17 Kansas City Board of Trade

Kansas City, Montana, United States

The Kansas City Board of Trade is a for-profit corporation organized under the laws of Delaware. The KCBT, founded in 1856, is the world's largest futures market for hard red winter wheat. Daily quotes, market commentary, historical data and charting services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-29 NEX Group

London, United Kingdom

NEX Group plc is a financial technology company that operates across the full transaction lifecycle. Company provide platforms, tools and expertise that enable you to execute efficiently and optimise resources throughout the transaction lifecycle. Encouraging technological advancement to improve the markets, we invest in companies that challenge convention and operate an exchange to help entrepreneurs raise capital on the public market.

Buy -
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