M&A Deal Summary

IHS Acquires Canadian Hydrodynamics

On July 24, 2006, IHS acquired information services company Canadian Hydrodynamics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IHS’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is IHS’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is IHS’s 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-07-24
Target Canadian Hydrodynamics
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) IHS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Canadian Hydrodynamics

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canadian Hydrodynamics Ltd. is a provider of comprehensive drill stem test (DST) information.

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Buyer

IHS

Englewood, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Information Technology
Employees9,000
Revenue 2.2B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

IHS is a source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape. Businesses and governments rely on the content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS was established in 1959 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 54
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 15
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 49
State (Alberta) 1 of 3
Country (Canada) 1 of 6
Year (2006) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-08 GeoPLUS

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

GeoPLUS Corp. is a PC-based software family, PETRA®, which is a popular platform used by oil and gas companies to analyze subsurface data from existing oil and gas wells.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-16 John S. Herold

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

John S. Herold, Inc. is a research and information services company provides in-depth analyses and key financial and operational data on more than 400 global oil and gas companies.

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