IHS Completes Acquisition of Oil Price Information Service (OPIS)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.— IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, has completed its acquisition of Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), an internationally referenced pricing reporting agency that serves the oil, natural gas and biofuels industries. IHS announced its intent to acquire OPIS on January 11, 2016; closing occurred on February 10.
OPIS is the most complete source for U.S. refined petroleum pricing data, news and analytics. OPIS information primarily serves the downstream energy market and helps to further diversify the IHS Energy portfolio.
OPIS (www.opisnet.com) will remain headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The company employs 290 people and was previously owned by UCG, a privately held portfolio of business information, software and technology companies. OPIS was represented by Centerview Partners.
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