M&A Deal Summary

S&P Global Acquires 451 Research

On December 6, 2019, S&P Global acquired information services company 451 Research

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is S&P Global’s 4th transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is S&P Global’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is S&P Global’s 4th transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-12-06
Target 451 Research
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) S&P Global
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

451 Research

New York, New York, United States
451 Research LLC is a research and advisory firm that provides intelligence, expertise, and data covering high-growth emerging technology segments. 451 Research LLC was founded in 2000 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer

S&P Global

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1860
Sector Information Services
Employees40,450
Revenue 12.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

S&P Global is a financial intelligence company providing the global capital and commodity markets with independent benchmarks, credit ratings, portfolio and enterprise risk solutions, and analytics. McGraw Hill's iconic brands include Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, CRISIL, J.D. Power and McGraw Hill Construction. S&P Global was founded in 1860 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 17
Sector (Information Services) 4 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 13
State (New York) 4 of 6
Country (United States) 10 of 14
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-18 Standard & Poor s Investment Advisory Services

New York, New York, United States

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services provides non-discretionary investment advice across institutional sub-advisory and intermediary distribution channels globally. It advises on more than $33 billion in assets across multi-asset, equity and fixed income strategies as of December 31, 2018.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-30 IHS Markit

London, United Kingdom

IHS Markit Ltd. is a financial information services company. IHS Markit provides independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. IHS Markit was founded in 1959 and is based in London, England.

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