S&P Buys Emerging Tech Specialist 451 Research

Credit rating and analytics firm S&P Global has acquired 451 Research, LLC, which provides intelligence, expertise and data covering high-growth emerging technology segments. The transaction was signed and closed today and terms were not disclosed.

New York-based 451 Research was previously part of The 451 Group, whose remaining subsidiary is data centre training and intelligence company the Uptime Institute. 451 Research will now be operated within S&P's Global Market Intelligence division, which provides analytics and insights on the financial markets, and will extend its research coverage with expertise and intelligence in AI, IoT, data centers, cloud and DevOps, among other areas.

451 Research employs industry analysts focused on technology and industry segments including cloud computing, data center technologies, AI and machine learning; and publishes more than 3,000 reports and data sets each year.

Martina Cheung, President of S&P Global Market Intelligence says 451 Research's 'comprehensive expertise in critical disruptive technologies' will allow her firm 'to further expand its sector relevant and differentiated data offerings while strengthening our ability to help our customers understand the digital transformation that's impacting the market today'. Martin McCarthy, CEO and Chairman of The 451 Group, comments: 'As continuing CEO and Chairman of our Group's Uptime Institute, I look forward now, as a client of 451 Research, to benefiting from an expanding array of insight and unique analytic offerings that 451 Research creates within the larger S&P Global Market Intelligence, that further serve both the financial and technology markets'.

S&P Global has around 21,000 employees in 35 countries and is online at www.spglobal.com . 451 can be found at www.451research.com .