M&A Deal Summary

Standard & Poor s Financial Services Acquires S&P Global Market Intelligence

On September 8, 2004, Standard & Poor s Financial Services acquired information services company S&P Global Market Intelligence from Northwood Ventures for 200M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Standard & Poor s Financial Services’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Standard & Poor s Financial Services’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Standard & Poor s Financial Services’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Standard & Poor s Financial Services’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-09-08
Target S&P Global Market Intelligence
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Standard & Poor s Financial Services
Sellers(s) Northwood Ventures
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M USD

Target

S&P Global Market Intelligence

New York, New York, United States
S&P Capital IQ's Indian headquarters in HITEC City Hyderabad.
S&P Capital IQ's Indian headquarters in HITEC City Hyderabad.
S&P Capital IQ is a provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment advisors and wealth managers around the world.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Standard & Poor s Financial Services

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1941
Sector Business Services
Employees10,000
Revenue 2.6B USD (2010)
DESCRIPTION

Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC (S&P) is an American financial services company that publishes financial research and analysis on stocks and bonds. S&P is known for its stock market indices.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-03-03 S&P ComStock

United States

S&P ComStock, Inc., a market data in a variety of its products and services.

Sell $115M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-10 CRISIL Limited

Mumbai, India

CRISIL is a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Northwood Ventures

Syosset, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 100M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Northwood Ventures is a private investment firm that invests at all stages of company development, including venture, buyout, consolidation, growth, recapitalization, and turnaround situations. Northwood prefers opportunities located within the US and will consider both minority and control situations. Northwood's typical investment ranges from $5 to $15 million. Target sectors include telecommunications, manufacturing, retailing/consumer, financial services, and service-oriented business industries. Northwood Ventures was formed in 1983 and is based in Syosset, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 49
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 20
State (New York) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 23 of 45
Year (2004) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-01-01 Michigan Seamless Tube

South Lyon, Michigan, United States

Michigan Seamless Tube is the manufacturer of carbon and alloy seamless cold drawn pipe and tube for over 80 years.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-01-01 TeleCorp WCS

Arlington, Virginia, United States

TeleCorp WCS, Inc. is a provider of wireless broadband communications services.

Sell -
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