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2016
S&P Global and Markit merge to create S&P Global
S&P Global acquires:
S&P Global Divests:
Global Spec
S&P Global Operational Excellence & Risk Management
Markit acquires:
- Prism Valuation | Press release
2015
S&P Global Inc. acquires:
Markit acquires:
- Halifax House Price Index announced
- Information Mosaic
- CoreOne Technologies
- DealHub
2014
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Infonetics Research
- JOC Group
- PacWest
- DisplaySearch and Solarbuzz
- PCI Acrylonitrile
- Global Trade Information Services (GTIS)
- Rig Activity and Drilling Records Businesses of CWD
Markit acquires:
- thinkFolio
- Majority stake in CTI acquired
2013
IHS Inc. acquires:
- R.L. Polk & Co | Press release
- Intellichem Inc
- PFC Energy | Press release
- Waterborne Energy
- Fekete Associates | Press release
- Energy Publishing | Press release
Markit acquires:
- 50% of MarkitSERV acquired
- GCA
2012
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Dodson Data Systems | Press release
- Exclusive Analysis | Press release
- Invention Machine | Press release
- GlobalSpec | Press release
- CyberRegs | Press release
- XeDAR Inc | Press release
- BDW Automotive GmbH | Press release
- IMS Research | Press release
- DisplayBank | Press release
- PartMiner CAPS | Press release
- Hild Technology Services | Press release
Markit acquires:
- Data Explorers
- Cadis
2011
S&P Global Inc. acquires:
- Purvin & Gertz, Inc. | Press release
- Seismic Micro-Technology | Press release
- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. | Press release
- CSM South America | Press release
- S&P Global EIATRACK | Press release
- Dyadem | Press release
- ODS-Petrodata | Press release
Markit acquires:
- QulC
- Logicscope
- QSG
2010
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Emerging Energy Research
- CSM Worldwide
- Quantitative Micro Software (QMS)
- Chemical and Energy Products from Access Intelligence LLC
- Atrion International Inc.
- Syntex Management Systems Inc.
- iSuppli Corporation (includes Screen Digest)
Markit acquires:
- ClearPar
- STORM
- Wall Street on Demand
2009
IHS Inc. celebrates 50 year anniversary
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Remaining 49 percent of assets in Lloyd's Register-Fairplay (LRF)
- LogTech Canada
- Environmental Support Solutions (ESS)
- Prómiere, a service segment of Avnet, Inc.
Markit acquires:
- MarkitSERV joint venture created with DTCC
- TZ1
2008
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Global Insight, Inc., a recognized leader in provider the most comprehensive global macroeconomic information, analysis and consulting services to corporations, financial institutions and governments around the world. The Global Insight acquisition – the largest acquisition to date – establishes economic forecasting and market outlook as core IHS competencies.
- JFA International
- Dolphin Software
- Environmental Software Providers (ESP)
- 50 percent of assets in Lloyd's Register-Fairplay (LRF)
- Divestco USA, Inc.
- Prime Publications, Limited
- Documental Solutions
- Reservoir Visualization
Markit acquires:
- NTC Economics
- FCS
- SwapsWire
2007
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Exploration Data Services of Gulf Coast (EDS)
- PCNAlert, Inc.
- GDS
- RapiData
- Geological Consulting Services
- Environmax
- Jane's Information Group. With more than 100 years of experience, Jane's holds an unrivaled reputation for the reliability, accuracy and impartiality of information and advice, trusted and relied upon by business, government and military decision-makers worldwide.
- John S. Herold, Inc., founded in 1948, as an independent research firm specializing in the analysis of companies, transactions and trends in the global energy industry.
- SDG Oil & Gas
- McCloskey Group
Markit acquires:
- BOAT
- CDS IndexCo
- International Index Company
2006
IHS Inc. acquires:
- CRC (Construction Research Consulting)
- Assets of geoPLUS
- CHD-Canadian
- Nixon Digital Logs
Markit acquires:
- Chasen
- Communicator
- MarketXS
2005
45 years strong, IHS Inc. is a leading worldwide provider of information products, solutions and services, incorporating technical standards, regulations, parts and design guides
IHS Inc. becomes a publicly traded company (NYSE: IHS)
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Content and Data Services Business from i2 Technologies, Inc.
- ATP (American Technical Publishing)
- Jebco
- TerraBase
- Mapit
2004
Information Handling Services becomes IHS Inc.
IHS Inc. acquires:
- Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) which was founded in 1983 by Dr. Daniel Yergin, as a leading advisor to international energy companies, governments, financial institutions and technology providers
- USA Information Services, Inc.
Markit acquires:
- Totem & DaDD
- LoanX
2003
Information Handling Services acquires:
- Petroleum Limited (PL)
- GeoFluids Data and Software
Markit acquires:
- RED
2001
Information Handling Services acquires Petroleum Data Services Division and Accumap Enerdata from QC Data
1999
IHS formed as holding company for new subsidiaries.
IHS expands into other markets, including regulatory and international.
1998
Information Handling Services acquires:
- MAI Consultants
- IEDS
1997
Information Handling Services acquires:
- PI/Dwights
- Engineering Resource Center
- Engineering Sciences Data Units (ESDU)
Information Handling Services launches Engineering Resource Center, introducing several engineering databases in one centralized location online, paving the way to develop the majority of its products as online solutions
1996
Information Handling Services acquires Petroconsultants S.A.
Petroleum Information (PI) and Dwights LLC. Merge
1995
IHS begins marketing online versions of its information databases, making products easily accessible and easily update-able
1988
Information Handling Services produces nearly three million feet of microfilm and is recognized as the world’s largest commercial producer of microfilm products
1985
Flagship VSMF continues to grow
Information Handling Services begins producing engineering information databases in electronic format, responding to need for faster delivery as PCs become standard
Information Handling Services produces a full text CD-ROM database
1979
Information Handling Services acquires Global Engineering Documents
1977
Information Handling Services acquires Technical Indexes Ltd.
1976
Information Handling Services moves to Englewood, Colorado
1967
Information Handling Services becomes part of the Indian Head Company, founded in 1953, a broadly diversified company in metal and automotive products, producing glass containers, information technology systems and a wide variety of specialty textiles.
1959
Information Handling Services was founded by Richard O'Brien as a provider of product catalog databases on microfilm for aerospace engineers
Flagship product VSMF (Vendor Specs Microfilm File) indexed to locate information quickly and produced on microfilm to conserve space that was generally occupied by libraries of hard documents
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