M&A Deal Summary

ProQuest Acquires RefWorks

On January 22, 2008, ProQuest acquired information services company RefWorks

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ProQuest’s 2nd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is ProQuest’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is ProQuest’s 1st transaction in Nevada.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-22
Target RefWorks
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) ProQuest
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

RefWorks

Sparks, Nevada, United States
RefWorks LLC provides research management solutions, helping researchers become more effective in their work by aiding in the management, organization, collaboration and dissemination of research information. ProQuest LLC

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ProQuest

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Category Company
Founded 1938
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION
ProQuest's corporate headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
ProQuest's corporate headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

ProQuest is an information content and services company. ProQuest technologies serve users across the critical points in research, helping them discover, access, share, create and manage information. ProQuest was formed in 1938 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 12
Sector (Information Services) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 9
State (Nevada) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 8
Year (2008) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-10-23 ProQuest Business Solutions

Richfield, Ohio, United States

ProQuest Business Solutions is a provider of electronic parts catalogs. ProQuest products transform complex technical data for parts catalogs into easily accessed electronic information for the world's automotive, power equipment and power sports manufacturers and their dealer networks. ProQuest also provides warranty management systems and analytics to help dealerships manage and track performance. ProQuest Business Solutions is based in Richfield, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-02-14 WebFeat

Seattle, Washington, United States

WebFeat, Inc. is the developer of the WebFeat and WebFeat Express(TM) Search Solutions, used by more than 16,500 leading public, academic, government and Global 1000 libraries and information centers.

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