Add-on Acquisition • Information Technology

S&P Global Acquires Kensho Technologies

On March 6, 2018, S&P Global acquired information technology company Kensho Technologies for 550M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is S&P Global’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is S&P Global’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is S&P Global’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is S&P Global’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 6, 2018
Target Kensho Technologies
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) S&P Global
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 550M USD

Target Company

Kensho Technologies

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Kensho Technologies, Inc. is a provider of next-generation analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data visualization systems to Wall Street's premier global banks and investment institutions, as well as the National Security community. Kensho Technologies was founded in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

S&P Global

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1860
Sector Information Services
Employees40,450
Revenue 14.2B USD (2024)
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. The company's 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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 10 of 22
Sector: Information Technology 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition 8 of 16
State: Massachusetts 1 of 1
Country: United States 9 of 16
Year: 2018 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-20 Panjiva

New York, New York, United States

Panjiva, Inc. is a privately-held company that provides deep, differentiated, sector-relevant insights on global supply chains, leveraging data science and technology to make sense of large, unstructured datasets.

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FOLLOWING 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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