ICIS - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ICIS M&A Summary

ICIS has acquired 9 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 8 assets.

It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2013, when it sold Inese S.L. to Wilmington for $2M. ICIS has acquired in 4 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information services (25%) and information technology (13%).

ICIS Business Overview

Where is ICIS headquartered?

ICIS is headquartered in New York, New York.

What sector is ICIS in?

ICIS is an information services company.

When was ICIS founded?

ICIS was founded in 1960.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 3

ICIS

Reed Business Information, Inc.

360 Park Avenue South,
New York, New York 10010
United States,
(646) 746-6400
www.reedbusiness.com

Reed Business Information, Inc. provides information and marketing solutions to decision makers and professionals in the United States, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Australia, and Asia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
Sell (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
vol $2M $2M
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Chemical Data LLC 2020-07-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.chemicaldata.com
Adaptris Group Ltd. 2015-10-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Uxbridge, United Kingdom · www.adaptris.com
Optician 2015-09-23 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
emedia Communications LLC 2014-06-04 - Divestiture
Oak Brook, Illinois · www.emediausa.com
Innovata LLC 2014-03-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Buford, Georgia · www.innovata-llc.com
BuyerZone.com LLC 2014-01-22 - Divestiture
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.buyerzone.com
Reed Business Information Italy (RBI Italy) 2013-07-01 - Divestiture
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Inese S.L. 2013-03-04 2M EUR Divestiture
Madrid, Spain · www.inese.es
Variety Media, LLC 2012-10-09 - Divestiture
Los Angeles, California · www.variety.com
Ascend Worldwide Ltd. 2011-06-30 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.ascendworldwide.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Services 2 (25%) - 1 (13%) -
Publishing 1 (13%) - 2 (25%) -
Digital Media 1 (13%) - 1 (13%) 2M (100%)
Information Technology 1 (13%) - 1 (13%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (13%) - 1 (13%) -
Media - - 2 (25%) -
Aerospace 1 (13%) - - -
Software 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 - 8 $2M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 - 3 -
  Illinois 1 - 1 -
  Texas 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Massachusetts - - 1 -
  California - - 1 -
United Kingdom 2 - 2 -
Spain 1 - 1 2M
Sweden 1 - 1 -
- - 1 -
Domestic 4 (50%) - 3 (38%) -
Cross-border 4 (50%) - 5 (63%) 2M (100%)
Total 8 - 8 $2M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Altium Capital Ltd.
1
Signal Hill Capital
1
Legal Deals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $2M
TOTAL $2M
Largest Inese S.L.
$2M (2013-03-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Strategic(s)
88%
7 (88%)

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