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IHS Markit Acquires thinkFolio

On January 14, 2014, IHS Markit acquired software company thinkFolio

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IHS Markit’s 6th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is IHS Markit’s 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-01-14
Target thinkFolio
Sector Software
Buyer(s) IHS Markit
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 17 of 32
Sector: Software M&A 6 of 9
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 15 of 26
Country: United Kingdom M&A 7 of 9
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-09 Cadis Software

Tokyo, Japan

Cadis, a provider of enterprise data management services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-03 Compliance Technologies International

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Compliance Technologies International LLP is a pioneer in tax compliance and reporting services. Software from CTI automates the certification of tax domicile, validation of withholding tax status and calculation of withholding tax to help firms streamline compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) regulation.

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