As of April 21, 2020, Morningstar, leading provider of independent investment research with headquarters in Chicago, announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Sustainalytics, ESG Ratings provider with headquarters in Amsterdam. Morningstar currently owns an approximate 40% ownership stake in Sustainalytics, first acquired in...
Activist fund Elliott Management Corp acquired a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T Inc, making AT&T one of the three largest companies after Apple and Microsoft to be targeted by activist shareholders. AT&T acquired Time Warner in 2018, gaining control of HBO and CNN, and DirecTV in 2015 among the others, and appears as a conglomerate with strong differences...
MSCI Inc. acquired a 100% stake in data analytics firm Carbon Delta AG through its subsidiary MSCI Barra Sarl. "Founded in 2015, Carbon Delta is a global leader for climate change scenario analysis. Together, MSCI and Carbon Delta will create an extensive climate risk assessment and...
ESG Rating / 14.10.2016
Morningstar to acquire PitchBook Data
As of October 14, 2016 Morningstar announced it has achieved an agreement to acquire PitchBook Data, Inc. PitchBook, founded in 2007, delivers data, research, and technology covering the breadth of the private capital markets, including venture capital, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A). PitchBook...
Proxy adviser Institutional Stakeholder Service (ISS) has acquired Scandinavia-based Ethix SRI Advisors, a company that offers sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) research and consultancy in investment decisions. The company will be renamed ISS-Ethix. “This acquisition is in keeping with our long-standing commitment to expand our product offerings, provide...