Question 1

What does Moody's Investors Service do?

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Moody's Investors Service is a bond credit rating business that provides research, credit rating, and financial risk analysis services.

Question 2

In what sectors does Moody's Investors Service operate?

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Moody's Investors Service operates in Analytics, Credit, Financial Services, FinTech, Hedge Funds.

Question 3

How many companies has Moody's Investors Service acquired?

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Moody's Investors Service has made 26 acquisitions between 2001-2022, with a total disclosed deal value of $2.53B.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does Moody's Investors Service make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, Moody's Investors Service has made about 2.2 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by Moody's Investors Service?

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Companies acquired by Moody's Investors Service include Global Credit Ratings, Passfort, kompany, RMS (acquired by Moody's), Cortera, ZM Financial Systems, RiskFirst, Four Twenty Seven, and 18 more.

Question 6

What are Moody's Investors Service's major acquisitions?

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Moody's Investors Service's largest acquisitions include RMS (acquired by Moody's) ($2B, 2021), Reis ($278M, 2018), Canadian Securities Institute ($155M, 2010), Barrie & Hibbert ($79.11M, 2011).

Question 7

What is Moody's Investors Service's largest acquisition?

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Moody's Investors Service's largest disclosed acquisition is RMS (acquired by Moody's) for $2B (2021).

Question 8

What was Moody's Investors Service's first acquisition?

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Moody's Investors Service's first recorded acquisition was Magister in 2001.

Question 9

What was Moody's Investors Service's most recent acquisition?

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Moody's Investors Service's most recent acquisition is Global Credit Ratings, announced February 2022.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for Moody's Investors Service acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Moody's Investors Service acquisitions is $507.82M.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for Moody's Investors Service acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Moody's Investors Service acquisitions is $155M. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has Moody's Investors Service spent on acquisitions?

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Moody's Investors Service has spent at least $2.53B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 26 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has Moody's Investors Service spent the most on?

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Moody's Investors Service has committed the most disclosed capital to Analytics companies — about $2.27B across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does Moody's Investors Service usually acquire in?

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Moody's Investors Service most frequently acquires companies in Financial Services, Software, Information Technology.

Question 15

In which sector has Moody's Investors Service made the most acquisitions?

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Moody's Investors Service has made the most acquisitions in the Financial Services sector.

Question 16

In which year did Moody's Investors Service make the most acquisitions?

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Moody's Investors Service made the most acquisitions in 2021, with 4 deals.

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