M&A Deal Summary

Moody s Acquires CSI Global Education

On November 22, 2010, Moody s acquired education company CSI Global Education from ONCAP Management Partners for 155M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Moody s’ 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-11-22
Target CSI Global Education
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Moody s
Sellers(s) ONCAP Management Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 155M CAD

Target

CSI Global Education

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CSI Global Education Inc. (CSI) is a Canadian provider of financial learning, credentials, and certification.

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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 5 of 38
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 30
State (Ontario) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-15 Fermat International SA

Brussels, Belgium

Fermat International SA is a provider of risk and performance management software to the global banking sector.

Buy €133M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-14 Copal Partners

New York, New York, United States

Copal Partners is a provider of outsourced research and analytical services to institutional customers. With operating companies across seven countries worldwide, they provide a range of customized, high value services to the front offices of leading institutional investors, investment banks, private equity firms, hedge funds and corporations globally, helping customers make more informed decisions and operate with higher efficiency. Services provided include due diligence support, industry and company analyses, credit and equity research, valuation analysis, statistics-based analytics services and strategic business development.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ONCAP Management Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.8B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ONCAP is the mid-market private equity business of Onex Corporation. ONCAP looks to invest in small and mid-sized North American businesses where it can commit $20 to $200 million of equity capital. ONCAP considers investment opportunities in a wide range of industry sectors. Situations of interest include, complete or partial sales of a closely held private companies, divestitures, companies seeking equity capital to pursue key strategic initiatives, and take privates. ONCAP was established in 1999 and is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 18
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 7
State (Ontario) 4 of 4
Country (Canada) 7 of 9
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-01 BSN Sports

Dallas, Texas, United States

BSN SPORTS, Inc. (“BSN”), formerly, Sports Supply Group, Inc. is the leading marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods and team uniforms in the U.S. and markets via three million direct catalogs, a 50-person telesales team, more than 200 direct sales professionals, over 50 Platinum resellers and a family of company-controlled websites to 100,000 institutional customers, including schools, churches, camps, colleges, and youth sports programs.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-01 Pure Canadian Gaming

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Pure Canadian Gaming operates casinos. The casinos offer in aggregate, in excess of 2,900 slot machines, 90 table games, 35 poker tables and 40 VLTs along with associated food and beverage and entertainment offerings. Pure Canadian Gaming was founded in 1973 and is based in Edmonton, Alberta.

Buy -