M&A Deal Summary

IHS Markit Acquires Cadis Software

On May 9, 2012, IHS Markit acquired software company Cadis Software

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IHS Markit’s 5th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IHS Markit’s 1st transaction in Japan.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-05-09
Target Cadis Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IHS Markit
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Arma Partners (Financial)

Target

Cadis Software

Tokyo, Japan
Cadis, a provider of enterprise data management services.

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Buyer

IHS Markit

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Information Services
Revenue 4.4B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to IHS Markit's campus in Englewood, Colorado.
Entrance to IHS Markit's campus in Englewood, Colorado.

IHS Markit Ltd. is a financial information services company. IHS Markit provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. IHS Markit was founded in 1959 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 32
Sector: Software M&A 5 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 14 of 26
Country: Japan M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-02 Data Explorers

London, United Kingdom

Data Explorers is the information provider to the global securities financing industry. It provides subscription-based data to financial institutions, including custodians, investment banks and hedge funds.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-14 thinkFolio

London, United Kingdom

thinkFolio Ltd. is a maker of portfolio management software. The software from thinkFolio offers sophisticated order management (OMS), portfolio modelling, compliance and cash management capabilities for the cash and derivative markets across multiple asset classes including bonds, commodities, equities and foreign exchange.

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