FactSet is a global financial data and software company headquartered inConnecticut,United Statesproviding financial information and analytic software for investment professionals. FactSet's annual sales for the fiscal year ended 31 August 2013 were $858 million and it has a market capitalisation of $4.8 billion. Matrix-Data is a leadingUKdata owner and business intelligence agency operating in the financial sector.
The Mills & Reeve team was led by corporate finance partner Anthony McGurk.
Commenting on the deal, Anthony said: “This was a complex transaction and drew on expertise from across the firm, including tax, employment, real estate, pensions, IP and IT. We are delighted to have been appointed by FactSet on this acquisition, our first instructions for them, and to have been able to complete the deal in such a tight timescale.”