M&A Deal Summary

ISS Acquires Discovery Data

On October 29, 2021, ISS acquired information services company Discovery Data

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ISS’s 3rd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is ISS’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ISS’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-10-29
Target Discovery Data
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) ISS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Discovery Data

Eatontown, New Jersey, United States
Discovery Data is a provider of information services used to identify and reach firms and professionals in the financial services and insurance industries for effective product distribution, recruitment, and targeted marketing campaigns. Discovery Data was founded in 2002 and is based in Eatontown, New Jersey.

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Buyer

ISS

Rockville, Maryland, United States
Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. is a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment (RI) solutions for asset owners, asset managers, hedge funds, and asset service providers. ISS’ solutions include objective governance research and recommendations; RI data, analytics, advisory, and research; end-to-end proxy voting and distribution solutions; turnkey securities class-action claims management (provided by Securities Class Action Services, LLC); and reliable global governance data and modeling tools. Clients rely on ISS’ expertise to help them make informed corporate governance and responsible investment decisions. Institutional Shareholder Services was formed in 1985 and is based in Rockville, Maryland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2021) 1 of 1
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Fair Isaac Corp. - Cyber Risk Score Business provides a long-term indicator of network security risk based on a diverse set of inputs, global cybersecurity threats, and proprietary analytical methods thereby helping companies to accurately assess, continually monitor, and judiciously benchmark their enterprise cyber risk management programs. Companies also benefit from the ability to gauge cyber risks emanating from vendors up and down the supply chain.

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