M&A Deal Summary

Moody s Acquires Bureau van Dijk

On May 15, 2017, Moody s acquired information services company Bureau van Dijk from EQT for 3.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moody s’ 3rd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Moody s’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-15
Target Bureau van Dijk
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Moody s
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.3B USD

Target

Bureau van Dijk

Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bureau van Dijk is a global provider of business intelligence and company information. Bureau van Dijk, operating from its Amsterdam headquarters, aggregates, standardizes and distributes one of the world’s most extensive private company datasets, with coverage exceeding 220 million companies. Over 30 years, the company has built partnerships with more than 160 independent information providers, creating a platform that connects customers with data that addresses a wide range of business challenges. Bureau van Dijk’s solutions support the credit analysis, investment research, tax risk, transfer pricing, compliance and third-party due diligence needs of financial institutions, corporations, professional services firms and governmental authorities worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Moody s

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1900
Sector Information Services
Employees15,439
Revenue 5.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Moody's provides credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's was founded in 1900 and is based in New York, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 38
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 30
Country (Netherlands) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-15 SCDM Germany - Structured Finance Data and Analytics Business

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

SCDM Germany GmbH - Structured Finance Data and Analytics Business is a provider of Analytics tools and services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-28 Rockport VAL

New York, New York, United States

Rockport VAL LLC is a provider of cloud-based commercial real estate (CRE) valuation and cash flow modeling tools. Rockport VAL was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 91 of 187
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 41 of 73
Country (Netherlands) 2 of 5
Year (2017) 3 of 13
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 42
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-01 Evidensia

Stockholm, Sweden

Evidensia is a companion pet care group in Northern Europe with a complete offering of base and specialist care for dogs, cats, horses, and exotic pets. Evidensia was formed in 2012 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-18 XP Solutions

Portland, Oregon, United States

XP Solutions is a provider of industry-standard sustainable drainage and flood hazard software for the civil engineering and environmental sectors. XP Solutions was founded in 1974 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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