M&A Deal Summary

IHS Acquires Global Trade Information Services

On August 5, 2014, IHS acquired information services company Global Trade Information Services

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IHS’s 10th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is IHS’s 28th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IHS’s 1st transaction in South Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-08-05
Target Global Trade Information Services
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) IHS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Global Trade Information Services

Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Global Trade Information Services, Inc. is a provider of international merchandise trade data. GTI provides trade data at a specific product level from all major world markets through a combination of data, analytics and platform functionality to enable its customers to make informed policy, trading and marketing decisions.

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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 44 of 54
Sector (Information Services) 10 of 15
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 43 of 49
State (South Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 28 of 35
Year (2014) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-24 IntelliChem

Houston, Texas, United States

IntelliChem is a technology-based information systems company that employs the latest hardware and software computer technologies to build integrated information systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-02 PCI Acrylonitrile

Guildford, United Kingdom

PCI Acrylonitrile Ltd. is a strategic provider of chemical market insight and consulting services for the global acrylonitrile and derivatives industry.

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