M&A Deal Summary

Moody s Acquires Economy.com

On November 17, 2005, Moody s acquired information services company Economy.com for 27M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Moody s’ 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Moody s’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-11-17
Target Economy.com
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Moody s
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 27M USD

Target

Economy.com

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Economy.com, Inc. is a provider of economic, financial, country, and industry research designed to meet the diverse planning and information needs of businesses, governments, and professional investors worldwide. Its research has many dimensions: country analysis; financial markets; industrial markets; and regional markets.

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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 2 of 37
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 29
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 17
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-02-11 KMV

San Francisco, California, United States

KMV, headquartered in San Francisco, is a credit risk management technology firm. KMV's technology is utilized by the world's largest financial institutions as well as banks, insurance companies, and institutional money managers. In addition to its San Francisco headquarters, KMV has offices in London, Tokyo and northern New Jersey.

Buy $210M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-18 Wall Street Analytics

New York, New York, United States

Wall Street Analytics, Inc. is a provider of sophisticated software products and services to the structured finance markets. The company provides products and support to more than 100 clients around the world including asset management firms, investment banks, trustees, and institutional investors.

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