Insurance and energy sectors analyst Verisk has sold its Edinburgh-based research and consulting company Wood Mackenzie to investor Veritas Capital for $3.1 billion in cash, with an additional 'contingent consideration' of up to $200m. More
US data firm Verisk Analytics has acquired Danish wind and solar power market intelligence and advisory business MAKE. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Energy sector data firm Verisk Analytics has acquired the data and subscription business of Quest Offshore Resources, which supplies market intelligence to the offshore oil and gas sectors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Energy sector data firm Verisk Analytics is buying electricity and renewables sector information provider Greentech Media and will merge it with recently acquired research and consulting company Wood Mackenzie. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. More
Verisk Analytics, Inc. has announced the acquisition of The PCI Group, a consortium of five specialist companies offering data and subscriptions research in the chemicals, fibers, films, and plastics sectors. PCI will become part of Wood Mackenzie, which Verisk acquired earlier this year. More
US-based Verisk Analytics has completed the acquisition of Edinburgh's Wood Mackenzie Ltd, a provider of analytics and intelligence services covering the energy, chemicals, metals and mining sectors. The Scottish firm reported first-quarter revenue growth of 8.7% and EBITDA up 9.5%. More
Energy sector data firm Verisk Analytics is to acquire Edinburgh-based research and consulting company Wood Mackenzie for £1.85 billion in cash (around $2.8bn). More
In the US, pharma research firm Decision Resources has announced plans to acquire the Life Sciences business of Wood Mackenzie, which comprises market research, data and analysis on the biopharmaceutical and animal health industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Trouble - of rather different sorts - for audience measurement providers on both sides of the Atlantic. The UK's radio audience research body RAJAR is being sued for £66m, while in the US Nielsen Media Research has been criticised by News Corporation over its imminent launch of People Meter technology in New York. More
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