M&A Deal Summary

RiskMetrics Group Acquires KLD Research & Analytics

On November 3, 2009, RiskMetrics Group acquired information services company KLD Research & Analytics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RiskMetrics Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is RiskMetrics Group’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is RiskMetrics Group’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-11-03
Target KLD Research & Analytics
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) RiskMetrics Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

KLD Research & Analytics

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
KLD is a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and indexes for institutional investors.

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Buyer

RiskMetrics Group

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Information Services
Employees1,140
DESCRIPTION

RiskMetrics Group, Inc. is a provider of risk analytics and information processing to the global financial services community. The RiskMetrics service offering allows investors, shareholders, managers, and regulators to measure and manage financial risk.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 4
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2009) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-02-19 Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

New York, New York, United States

Innovest is a provider of sustainability research for the institutional investment community.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-12 CFRA Holdings

New York, New York, United States

CFRA Holdings, LLC is a independent financial research organization serving the investment community. Its quality-of-earnings analysis on more than 2,500 companies is delivered daily over the Internet to over 4,000 professionals at leading mutual and hedge funds in North America, Europe and Asia.

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