M&A Deal Summary

IHS Acquires Xedar

On May 11, 2012, IHS acquired information services company Xedar for 28M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IHS’s 7th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is IHS’s 13th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is IHS’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is IHS’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-05-11
Target Xedar
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) IHS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 28M USD

Target

Xedar

Arvada, Colorado, United States
Xedar Corporation is a provider of strategic consulting services, aerial imagery, and critical infrastructure information and systems.

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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 34 of 54
Sector (Information Services) 7 of 15
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 33 of 49
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 20 of 35
Year (2012) 4 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-29 BDW Automotive

Leverkusen, Germany

BDW Automotive GmbH is a provider in the development of information and planning systems and intelligent processing of vehicle databases for the automotive industry.

Buy $8M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-12 GlobalSpec

East Greenbush, New York, United States

GlobalSpec is a specialized search engine and information resource for the engineering community.

Buy $135M
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