M&A Deal Summary

IHS Acquires RBYSM

On November 10, 2014, IHS acquired information services company RBYSM from NPD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IHS’s 12th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is IHS’s 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IHS’s 8th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-10
Target RBYSM
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) IHS
Sellers(s) NPD
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

RBYSM

Austin, Texas, United States
RBYSM LLC (dba DisplaySearch) provides display market forecasting services, advisory solutions and events to the world’s top display value chain players.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 47 of 54
Sector (Information Services) 12 of 15
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 5
State (Texas) 8 of 9
Country (United States) 30 of 35
Year (2014) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-06 Solarbuzz

San Francisco, California, United States

Solarbuzz LLC is a provider of market intelligence, research and forecasting for the solar industry, with a focus on the photovoltaic supply chain.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-19 PacWest Consulting Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

PacWest Consulting Partners LLC is a company that provides information, market intelligence and strategic analysis to the upstream unconventional oil and gas industry.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NPD

Port Washington, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

NPD offers data, industry expertise, and prescriptive analytics to help clients grow their businesses in a changing world. NPD helps to measure, predict, and improve performance across all channels, including brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and B2B. NPD was established in 1966 and is based in Port Washington, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-06 Solarbuzz

San Francisco, California, United States

Solarbuzz LLC is a provider of market intelligence, research and forecasting for the solar industry, with a focus on the photovoltaic supply chain.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-30 Electronic Entertainment Design and Research

Carlsbad, California, United States

Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, Inc. is a market research and data analysis firm for the video games industry.

Buy -
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