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Sector Analysis - EHS Data & Analytics
8/28/2025
Long seen as a back-office necessity, EHS has become a high-value Data & Analytics sector, driven by regulatory complexity, ESG pressures, and sticky subscription models. With strategic acquirers and private equity circling, in this piece we explore some of the EHS M&A deals currently in the pipeline.
The Rise of Geopolitical Data & Analytics
7/15/2025
Gillian Tett recently wrote that we are entering a "new age of geoeconomics", where economic tools like trade policy and sanctions have become key instruments of state power. This shift isn’t just reshaping global politics, it’s fundamentally changing how companies identify and manage risk. Geopolitical intelligence, once confined to expert-written reports, is now evolving into structured data that integrates directly with business systems and informs decisions in real-time.
Asymmetrix Analysis - BlueMatrix acquires RANOS
6/20/2025
BlueMatrix, a US-based investment research data platform, announced its acquisition of RANOS, a private Equity Research publishing and distribution platform based in New Zealand.