M&A Deal Summary

OTC Markets Group Acquires Edgar Online

On November 10, 2022, OTC Markets Group acquired information services company Edgar Online from R.R. Donnelley & Sons

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OTC Markets Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is OTC Markets Group’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is OTC Markets Group’s 2nd transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-11-10
Target Edgar Online
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) OTC Markets Group
Sellers(s) R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Edgar Online

Rockville, Maryland, United States
EDGAR Online is a real-time SEC regulatory data and financial analytics supplier that provides disclosure documents in multiple formats, company financials, structured data sets, and mission-critical insights directly to exchanges, brokerage firms, data distributors, and financial portals. EDGAR Online is based in Rockville, Maryland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

OTC Markets Group

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

OTC Markets Group, Inc. connect a diverse network of broker-dealers that provide liquidity and execution services. OTC Markets Group is based in New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Maryland) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-17 Blue Sky Data

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

Blue Sky Data is a provider of equity and debt compliance data regarding state “Blue Sky” securities rules and regulations. Blue Sky Data is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

R.R. Donnelley & Sons

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1864
Sector Business Services
Employees33,000
Revenue 4.8B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.
Entrance to RR Donnelley's office in Warrenville, Illinois.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons is a global provider of integrated communications. The Company works with customers worldwide to develop custom communications solutions that reduce costs, enhance return on investment and ensure compliance. Drawing on a range of proprietary and commercially available digital and conventional technologies deployed across four continents, the Company employs a suite of Internet-based capabilities and other resources to provide premedia, printing, logistics and business process outsourcing products and services to leading clients in virtually every private and public sector. R.R. Donnelley was formed in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 9
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 7
State (Maryland) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-02 R.R. Donnelley & Sons - Courier Services Business

Chicago, Illinois, United States

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.'s Courier Services Business provides streamlined courier services for clients.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-19 Motif

United States

Motif is a provider of photobooks for Mac users.

Sell -