M&A Deal Summary

Melissa Acquires Cicero

On March 27, 2024, Melissa acquired information services company Cicero

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Melissa’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Melissa’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Melissa’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-03-27
Target Cicero
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Melissa
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Cicero

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Cicero is a database of elected officials and legislative districts in the world. The company provides address-to-district matching and legislator lookups at the national, state, and local levels of government, empowering organizations with the official business data they need to advocate for their cause. Cicero maintains and manages such data for the U.S. and Canada, and at the national and provincial level for the UK, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. It offers flexible access options to meet a variety of needs: Cicero API, District Match, Data Licensing, Zip to District, Address to District, and geospatial district boundaries. It serves a range of clients such as nonprofits​, advocacy groups, national associations, universities​, governments, and government institutions​, government relations and consulting agencies​, ‘Big Tech’ companies, and commercial advocacy platforms​. Cicero is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Buyer

Melissa

Santa Margarita, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Melissa provides global intelligence solutions to help organizations unlock accurate data for a more compelling customer view. The company serves customers from retail, education, healthcare, insurance, finance, and government for full spectrum data quality and ID verification software, including data matching, validation, and enhancement services to gain critical insight and drive meaningful customer relationships. Melissa was formed in 1985 and is based in Santa Margarita, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1