M&A Deal Summary

Dun & Bradstreet Acquires First Research

On March 20, 2007, Dun & Bradstreet acquired information services company First Research for 27M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Dun & Bradstreet’s 4th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Dun & Bradstreet’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Dun & Bradstreet’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Dun & Bradstreet’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-03-20
Target First Research
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Dun & Bradstreet
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 27M USD

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First Research

Austin, Texas, United States
First Research provides editorial-based industry insight, specifically tailored toward sales professionals.

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Buyer

Dun & Bradstreet

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1841
Sector Information Services
Employees6,414
Revenue 2.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Dun & Bradstreet's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dun & Bradstreet's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dun & Bradstreet is a global provider of business information, analytics, and data intelligence solutions. Leveraging a database of company information, credit data, and analytics, Dun & Bradstreet offers a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to help clients identify growth opportunities, enhance supply chain management, and mitigate financial and operational risks. Dun & Bradstreet was formed in 1841 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 24
Sector (Information Services) 4 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 21
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 19
Year (2007) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-08 Open Ratings

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Open Ratings, helps companies proactively manage supply risk, enabling better operational and financial performance. By combining critical operational and financial information about global suppliers with predictive analytics in a hosted environment, Open Ratings gives companies highly actionable insight that reduces risk and the total cost of supply. This empowers organizations to improve on-time performance, drive quality improvements and take corrective action before supply disruptions occur.

Buy $8M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-06 Purisma

San Mateo, California, United States

Purisma is a provider of commercial data integration (CDI) software solutions.

Buy $48M
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