M&A Deal Summary

S&P Global Acquires SNL Financial

On July 27, 2015, S&P Global acquired information services company SNL Financial from New Mountain Capital for 2.3B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is S&P Global’s 3rd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is S&P Global’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is S&P Global’s 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is S&P Global’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-07-27
Target SNL Financial
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) S&P Global
Sellers(s) New Mountain Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.3B USD

Target

SNL Financial

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
SNL Financial is a provider of financial data and analytics services. The Company was formed in 1987 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 8 of 17
Sector (Information Services) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 13
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 14
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-22 Dodge

Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

Dodge is a provider of analytics and software-based workflow integration solutions for the construction industry. Building product manufacturers, architects, engineers, contractors, and service providers leverage Dodge to identify and pursue unseen growth opportunities and execute on those opportunities for enhanced business performance. Dodge is based in Hamilton, New Jersey.

Sell $320M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-15 J.D. Power

Westlake Village, California, United States

J.D. Power is a marketing information services company providing performance improvement, social media, and customer satisfaction insights and solutions. J.D. Power was founded in 1968 and is based in Westlake Village, California.

Sell $1.1B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

New Mountain Capital

New York, New York, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 35.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

New Mountain Capital is a private investment firm focused on investment in public and private companies in a variety of industries. New Mountain generally invests $100 to $500 million per transaction and looks for businesses with strong market positions and high barriers to entry. New Mountain also prefers businesses that succeed in both good and bad economies. Sectors of interest include education, healthcare, business services, federal IT services, media, software, consumer products, logistics, financial services and technologies, and energy. New Mountain Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 45
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 22
State (Virginia) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 13 of 42
Year (2015) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-16 Ikaria

Clinton, New Jersey, United States

Ikaria is a critical care therapeutics company. Ikaria is based in Clinton, New Jersey.

Sell $2.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-28 Valet Living

Tampa, Florida, United States

Valet Living is a provider of doorstep collection and recycling services, and also full-service amenities provider to the multifamily industry. Valet Living was founded in 1995 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

Sell -