Morningstar, Inc. Completes Acquisition Of Leveraged Commentary & Data
Jun 01, 2022•about 3 years ago
Acquiring Company
Tire Bank Group
Acquired Company
Commentary & Data
Description
Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment research (Nasdaq: MORN), has completed its previously announced acquisition of Leveraged Commentary & Data (LCD), a market leader in news, research, data, insights, and indexes for the leveraged finance market from S&P Global.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
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Tech stack consolidation
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Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
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