Houlihan Lokey Advises Informa

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Asset Intelligence, a business unit of Informa plc, has been acquired by Randall-Reilly, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners (Aurora). The transaction closed on November 30, 2021.

Asset Intelligence comprises EquipmentWatch, PriceDigests, and FleetSeek. These brands provide proprietary pricing data, information, and insights to businesses making decisions and investments in heavy construction equipment, commercial vehicles, and other infrastructure assets. EquipmentWatch is a leader in construction equipment valuation and operating cost data to contractors and state DOTs. PriceDigests is a top provider of commercial truck information and valuation data to insurers and others along the commercial vehicle value chain. FleetSeek is a proprietary database of 500,000 carriers with market intelligence used by trucking product and service providers.

Randall-Reilly is a leading B2B data and analytics platform for transportation, construction, agriculture, and other industrial markets. Its proprietary data and analytics platforms, with equipment-level intelligence, build exclusive market insights and drive exceptional outcomes. More than 4,400 clients in sales, marketing, and recruiting utilize Randall-Reilly’s data-driven platforms, services, and media to reach their audiences.

Informa is a leading international information services, advanced knowledge, exhibitions, and events group. It helps commercial, professional, and academic communities work smarter and make better decisions faster, through specialist content and intelligence and opportunities to connect and learn.

Aurora Capital Partners is a leading private equity firm focused principally on control investments in middle-market companies with leading market positions, stable industry dynamics, attractive business model characteristics, and actionable opportunities for growth in partnership with management. Aurora provides unique resources to its portfolio companies through its Strategy & Operations Program and team of experienced operating advisors. Aurora’s investors include leading public and corporate pension funds, endowments, and foundations active in private equity investing.

Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Informa and assisted in initiating, marketing, structuring, and negotiating the transaction. This deal highlights Houlihan Lokey’s long-standing reputation as a leading advisor within data and analytics for real estate and construction, insurance, and mobility and transportation.