M&A Deal Summary

Dow Jones Acquires MarketWatch

On November 15, 2004, Dow Jones acquired media company MarketWatch for 520M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dow Jones’ 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is Dow Jones’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dow Jones’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dow Jones’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-11-15
Target MarketWatch
Sector Media
Buyer(s) Dow Jones
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 520M USD

Target

MarketWatch

San Francisco, California, United States
MarketWatch is provider of financial news and information. The Company was in founded in 1997 and operates two destination sites, CBS.MarketWatch.com and BigCharts.com.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Dow Jones

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1882
Sector Information Services
Revenue 1.5B USD (2009)
DESCRIPTION
Dow Jones news ticker in Times Square.
Dow Jones news ticker in Times Square.

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced content for more than 130 years and today has one of the largest newsgathering operations globally. It produces publications and products including the Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch, Financial News, DJX, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, and Dow Jones VentureSource. Dow Jones was formed in 1882 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-05-18 Factiva

New York, New York, United States

Factiva is a provider of global business content, research products and services to global enterprises mainly in the finance, corporate, professional services and government sectors. It is headquartered in New York, NY, and has substantial business operations in Princeton, NJ.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-18 Factiva

New York, New York, United States

Factiva is a provider of global business content, research products and services to global enterprises mainly in the finance, corporate, professional services and government sectors. It is headquartered in New York, NY, and has substantial business operations in Princeton, NJ.

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