Moody's acquires Bureau van Dijk for about $3.3 billion

As Reuters reports, "credit ratings agency Moody's Corp (MCO.N) said on Monday it would buy Dutch financial information provider Bureau van Dijk for about $3.3 billion, to extend its risk data and analytical businesses.

Moody's will fund the deal through a combination of offshore cash and new debt financing.

Amsterdam-based Bureau van Dijk, owned by the fund EQT VI, distributes financial information and private company datasets of 220 million companies.

The deal is expected to benefit Moody's revenue and earnings in 2019, while adjusted earnings in 2018 is expected to see an uptick." Κάνοντας Like στο Facebook ενημερώνεστε άμεσα για τα νέα άρθρα -->