M&A Deal Summary

Moody s Acquires Reis

On August 30, 2018, Moody s acquired information services company Reis for 278M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moody s’ 4th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Moody s’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Moody s’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Moody s’ 5th transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-08-30
Target Reis
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Moody s
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 278M USD
Advisor(s) Canaccord Genuity (Financial)
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson (Legal)

Target

Reis

New York, New York, United States
Reis provides commercial real estate market information and analytical tools to real estate professionals. Reis maintains a proprietary database of information on all commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. This information is used by CRE investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation’s leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers.

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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 16 of 38
Sector (Information Services) 4 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 30
State (New York) 5 of 6
Country (United States) 9 of 18
Year (2018) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-07 Omega Performance

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Omega Performance is a provider of online credit training. Omega Performance offers a wide range of online credit training courses to clients worldwide and serves more than 300 customers, ranging from large global banks to local lending institutions. Omega Performance was founded in 1976 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-07 International Credit Rating

Santiago, Chile

International Credit Rating (ICR Chile) is a provider of domestic credit ratings in Chile. ICR’s ratings provide an important service to the vibrant and growing domestic debt market in Chile.

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Company

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