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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
In the US, analytics provider Verisk Marketing Solutions has appointed long-time Experian exec Christine Frohlich as Head of Data Governance, both for its consumer behavioral data and intelligence agency Jornaya, and its consumer identity management and resolution firm Infutor. More
Global data and analytics provider Verisk is selling its Financial Services business to information and insights company TransUnion, the owner of Neustar, for $515m. More
In the US, Verisk-owned transaction data provider Commerce Signals has launched the SVOD Trends Report, which tracks and analyzes consumer behavior across Netflix, Amazon Video, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount+ and Peacock. More
Comscore and Verisk-owned transaction data provider Commerce Signals have partnered to develop contextual audiences for cookieless ad targeting across digital mobile, and CTV inventory, for the retail industry. More
In the US, analytics provider Verisk has acquired consumer behavioral data and intelligence agency Jornaya, for an undisclosed sum. More
Edinburgh-based natural resources research and consulting company Wood Mackenzie (WoodMac) has launched a solution called Lens Upstream Optimisation, enabling users to simulate the economic impact and tax implications of merger and acquisition (M&A) activity on company portfolios. More
Newspaper group the Daily Mail and General Trust has sold its US-based energy data firm Genscape to competitor Verisk Analytics in a cash deal valued at $364m (£297m). More
US analytics firm Verisk will pay $200m in cash to acquire Boston, MA-based PowerAdvocate, which provides market, cost intelligence and supply chain solutions to the energy sector. More
US data firm Verisk Analytics, Inc. has appointed former Nasdaq CFO Lee M. Shavel as EVP and Chief Financial Officer. SVP Eva Huston will depart 'to pursue opportunities outside the company' after a three-month handover period. 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 GeoInformation Group, which provides large-scale mapping services and geospatial data and analytic solutions, and is based in Cambridge, UK. 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
Data company Verisk Analytics is to sell its healthcare services division to an affiliate of private equity firm Veritas Capital, for a total price of $820 million. 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, risk information firm ISO has acquired D2Hawkeye (D2), a provider of information solutions for the healthcare industry. Terms were not disclosed. More
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