M&A Deal Summary

XIO Group Acquires J.D. Power

On April 15, 2016, asset manager XIO Group acquired information services company J.D. Power from S&P Global for 1.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is XIO Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is XIO Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is XIO Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is XIO Group’s 1st transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • J.D. Power was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-15
Target J.D. Power
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) XIO Group
Sellers(s) S&P Global
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.1B USD

Target

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.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Xio Group is an alternative investment firm focused on investing in and growing market-leading and high-performing businesses located across Europe and North America. The Firm looks to partner with management to help these companies expand into new markets, particularly China. Xio Group was formed in 2014 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-18 Lumenis

Yokneam, Israel

Lumenis Ltd. is a medical company for surgical, ophthalmology and aesthetic appliances & equipment. Lumenis was founded in 1991 and is based in Yokneam, Isreal.

Buy $510M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-26 Compo Expert

Munster, Germany

Compo Expert offers a broad range of high-quality, innovative special fertilizers for professional users. Compo Expert is based in Munster, Germany.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 12
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 8 of 11
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 11
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-27 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.

Buy $2.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-04 Quant House SAS

Paris, France

Quant House SAS is a provider of an end-to-end systematic trading solutions including ultra-low latency market data, algo trading development frameworks, proximity hosting and order routing to hedge funds, market makers, proprietary desks, brokers and sell-side firms.

Sell -