Global Insight is an
economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...
forecasting organization, serving over 3,800 clients in industry, finance and government, with revenues of over $95 million (in 2006) and employing more than 600 staff in 23 offices in 13 countries.
[Global Insight Acquires SupplierBusiness Limited](_blank)
7 November 2007 It is a division of
IHS Inc.
History
Global Insight was formed in March 2001 from the
merger
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...
of WEFA (formerly
Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates
Wharton Econometric Forecasting Associates, Inc (WEFA Inc) was an economics forecasting and consulting organization founded by Nobel Prize winner Lawrence Klein.
WEFA Inc was a spinoff of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, wher ...
) and DRI (formerly
Data Resources Inc
Data Resources Inc or DRI was co-founded in 1969 by Donald Marron and Otto Eckstein. Marron is best known as the former CEO of PaineWebber and founder of Lightyear Capital. Eckstein was a Harvard University economics professor, economic consult ...
), together with Primark Decision Economics (later called Decision Economics, Inc.), Primark Poland (later GlobalInTech,
sp. z o.o.) and the French company DAFSA; its estimated 2008 revenues were at $120 million. It has since acquired several other companies, including PlanEcon, CIEMEX, Reebie Associates, and London-based World Markets Research Centre. On November 2, 2007, Global Insight acquired SupplierBusiness.
Ownership and management
Global Insight was privately held, and founded by Joseph E. Kasputys, who served as its president and CEO. On September 18, 2008,
IHS Inc.
IHS Markit Ltd was an information services provider that completed a merger with S&P Global in 2022. Headquartered in London, it was formed in 2016 with the merger of IHS Inc. and Markit Ltd.
History IHS
Information Handling Services (IHS) "was ...
agreed to purchase Global Insight for $200 million.
See also
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Economy.com
Moody's Analytics is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation established in 2007 to focus on non-rating activities, separate from Moody's Investors Service. It provides economic research regarding risk, performance and financial modeling, as well as ...
References
External links
IHS Global Insight web siteSupplierBusiness web site
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2001 establishments in the United States
Companies based in Massachusetts
Companies established in 2001
Macroeconomics consulting firms