S&P Global completes acquisition of Visible Alpha to enhance investment research capabilities
May 01, 2024•over 1 year ago
Acquiring Company
S&P Global
Acquired Company
Visible Alpha
Description
S&P Global has successfully completed the acquisition of Visible Alpha, the financial technology provider, to create a premium offering of fundamental investment research capabilities on the S&P Global Market Intelligence's Capital IQ Pro platform. Visible Alpha will operate within the S&P Global Market Intelligence division, further enhancing the depth and breadth of the overall Visible Alpha and S&P Capital IQ Pro offering.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed