M&A Deal Summary

FactSet Research Acquires BISAM Technologies S.A.

On March 20, 2017, FactSet Research acquired software company BISAM Technologies S.A. from Aquiline Capital Partners for 205M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FactSet Research’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is FactSet Research’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is FactSet Research’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-03-20
Target BISAM Technologies S.A.
Sector Software
Buyer(s) FactSet Research
Sellers(s) Aquiline Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 205M USD

Target

BISAM Technologies S.A.

Paris, France
BISAM Technologies S.A. is a provider of data management, performance, attribution, risk, GIPS® and reporting solutions for the asset management industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

FactSet Research

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Information Services
Employees12,262
Revenue 2.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
FactSet's corporate headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut.
FactSet's corporate headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut.

FactSet Research is a global provider of financial information and analytics. Users can access company and industry intelligence as well as monitor performance with desktop analytics, mobile applications, and data feeds. FactSet Research was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 25
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 14 of 20
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-27 Intercontinental Exchange - Interactive Data Managed Solutions

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. - Interactive Data Managed Solutions (IDMS) supports the wealth management marketplace across a variety of workflows and functions, from advisors to their clients. IDMS offers real-time market data desktops, customizable web-based portals, and a broad range of mobile solutions.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-20 Truvalue Labs

San Francisco, California, United States

Truvalue Labs applies AI-driven technology to over 100,000 unstructured text sources in 13 languages, including news, trade journals, and nongovernmental organizations and industry reports, to provide daily signals that identify positive and negative ESG behavior. Truvalue Labs was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Aquiline Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 10.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Aquiline Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the financial services sector. The Firm specifically invests in risk-bearing and services enterprises in industries such as property and casualty insurance, specialty finance, securities, asset management, life insurance and transaction processing. Aquiline Capital was formed in 2005 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 31
Sector: Software M&A 2 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 17
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-13 Simply Business

London, United Kingdom

Simply Business Ltd. is a business insurance provider. Simply Business provides an online brokerage service delivering policies tailored to individual business requirements.

Sell $490M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-23 Carpe Data

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Carpe Data is a provider of next-generation predictive scoring and data products to property and casualty and life insurance companies. Leveraging the social web, online content, email intelligence, connected devices, and other forms of advanced and alternative data, Carpe Data’s products enable insurers to more accurately predict risk and innovate with new products to meet changing customer habits. Carpe Data was founded in 2016 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

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