Veritas Capital Acquires Wood Mackenzie from Verisk
February 2, 2023
An affiliate of Veritas Capital has completed the acquisition of Wood Mackenzie from Verisk for $3.1 billion in cash plus up to $200 million of contingent consideration. Veritas will operate Wood Mackenzie as a standalone company to accelerate growth in energy and renewables data, analytics and subscription offerings under new CEO Mark Brinin.
- Buyers
- Veritas Capital
- Targets
- Wood Mackenzie
- Sellers
- Verisk
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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