M&A Deal Summary

Moody s Acquires Wall Street Analytics

On December 18, 2006, Moody s acquired software company Wall Street Analytics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Moody s’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Moody s’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-12-18
Target Wall Street Analytics
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Moody s
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 3 of 38
Sector (Software) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 30
State (New York) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 3 of 18
Year (2006) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS 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.

Buy $27M
FOLLOWING 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
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