IHS Markit


IHS Markit Ltd is a London–based global information provider formed in 2016 with the merger of IHS Inc. and Markit Ltd.
Some parts of this company are pre-1800.

History

One part of this conglomerate originally was a firm that assigns IMO identification numbers for ships, companies and registered owners. It has since grown to incorporate other companies in the information services sector, many dating back to the late 1700s and 1800s. These include Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Global Insight, Jane's Information Group, Carfax, Inc., Prime Publications Limited, and John S. Herold, Inc.
In 2016 Englewood, Colorado–based IHS and London-based Markit merged. Information Handling Services "was founded in 1959 as Information Handling Services to provide information for aerospace engineers through microfilm databases." Jerre Stead was the chief executive from 2006 to 2013 and from 2015 until the merger with Markit.
Markit was founded in 2003 as Mark-it Partners, a financial data provider for daily credit default swap pricing. The company grew via joint ventures and by acquiring other companies, merging with IHS in 2016.

1959

IHS's founding date refers to a 1959-initiated publication about microfilm begun by an Englewood, Colorado-based former RELX-
precursor which Norman L. Cahners' 1945-initiated publishing empire, led by Modern Materials Handling acquired and expanded.

IHS Markit acquisitions