M&A Deal Summary

MSCI Acquires GMI Ratings

On June 27, 2014, MSCI acquired business services company GMI Ratings for 15M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MSCI’s 2nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is MSCI’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is MSCI’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is MSCI’s 1st transaction in Maine.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-06-27
Target GMI Ratings
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) MSCI
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 15M USD

Target

GMI Ratings

Portland,, Maine, United States
GMI Ratings is a provider of research and ratings on environmental, social, governance (ESG) and accounting-related risks affecting the performance of public companies. The firm’s ESG ratings on 6,400 companies worldwide incorporate 150 ESG KeyMetrics to help investors assess the sustainable investment value of corporations.

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Buyer

MSCI

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Financial Services
Employees6,059
Revenue 2.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

MSCI is a provider of investment decision support tools ranging from large pension plans to boutique hedge funds, offers a range of products and services - including indexes, portfolio risk, performance analytics, and ESG data and research - from many internationally recognized brands such as Barra, RiskMetrics, and IPD. MSCI was founded in 1998 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 14
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 13
State (Maine) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 11
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-27 GovernanceMetrics

New York, New York, United States

GovernanceMetrics International is an independent provider of corporate governance and executive compensation information and analysis based in Portland, Maine. The company utilizes a series of detailed and proprietary metrics and mathematical algorithms to evaluate a company’s corporate governance policies and procedures. GovernanceMetrics was formed in 1999 and is based in New York, New York.

Buy $15M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-15 Insignis

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Insignis provides daily automated collection, aggregation and management of financial data, including data on positions, transactions and complex instruments such as exchange-traded futures and options, OTC swaps and foreign exchange spot and forward contracts. Insignis' data footprint today covers 35 custodians, 15 futures brokers and 20 OTC managers with over $2 trillion in market value.

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