M&A Deal Summary

IHS Markit Acquires Option Computers

On September 4, 2015, IHS Markit acquired information technology company Option Computers

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IHS Markit’s 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is IHS Markit’s 8th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-09-04
Target Option Computers
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) IHS Markit
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Option Computers

London, United Kingdom
Option Computers Ltd. (dba DealHub) is a provider of trading, post trade processing and business intelligence solutions to global financial markets, including many of the world’s largest FX banks.

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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 21 of 32
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 19 of 26
Country: United Kingdom M&A 8 of 9
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-02 Information Mosaic Holdings

Dublin, Ireland

Information Mosaic Holdings Ltd. is a software provider for corporate actions and post trade securities processing. Clients rely on our solutions for the enterprise-wide management and control of their middle- to back-office.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-10-01 CoreOne Technologies

New York, New York, United States

CoreOne Technologies LLC is a financial software company delivering data warehouse solutions for data management and reporting.

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