Dear Clients and Friends,
We are pleased to inform you that our client, UK-based Coalition Development Ltd.(www.coalition.com), a leading provider of business intelligence to global financial institutions, based in London, UK, has agreed to be acquired by CRISIL Ltd. (www.crisil.com), a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services based in Mumbai, India. Coalition will be part of CRISIL’s Global Research and Analytics (GR&A) business. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. We are pleased to have been the exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Coalition on this transaction. This is the fifth announced transaction on which Marlin & Associates has advised in the first five months of the year.
Formed in 2002, Coalition deploys unique proprietary analytics and algorithms to provide deep analytics on market size and dynamics, revenue opportunities and human capital. The company’s analytics provide a clear, actionable picture of the markets and are used by boards, strategy teams and top management at leading financial services institutions.
CRISIL Ltd. is a global analytical company providing ratings, research, and risk and policy advisory services. It is India’s leading ratings agency. The company is also the foremost provider of high-end research to the world’s largest banks and leading corporations. CRISIL Global Research & Analytics is a top-ranked provider of high-end research and analytics services. It is the world’s largest provider of equity and fixed income research services, and a forefront provider of end-to-end risk and analytics services. Its clients include 12 of the top 15 global investment banks, 3 of the top 15 global insurance companies and 37 Fortune 500 companies. CRISIL GR&A operates in Argentina, China, India and Poland. Standard & Poor’s, a part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the majority shareholder of CRISIL.
The full press release can be read here. We thought you would be interested.