M&A Deal Summary

Moody s Acquires KMV

On February 11, 2002, Moody s acquired business services company KMV for 210M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Moody s’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2002-02-11
Target KMV
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Moody s
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 210M USD
Advisor(s) Lazard (Financial)

Target

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.

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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 1 of 38
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 30
State (California) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 1 of 18
Year (2002) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 9
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-17 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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