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Blank Rome Represents IHS Inc. in its $1.4 Billion Acquisition of R.L. Polk & Co.

Blank Rome LLP represented IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and analytics, in its $1.4 billion acquisition of R.L. Polk & Co, a recognized leader in the automotive industry, and the owner of the Carfax service. The combination of R.L. Polk & Co. with IHS Automotive creates a comprehensive capability that will significantly enhance customers’ insights and decision processes across the full vehicle lifecycle with analytics from product planning through manufacturing, sales and into automotive aftermarkets.  IHS announced its intent to acquire R.L. Polk & Co. on June 10, and closing occurred on July 15.

The Blank Rome team was led by Robert J. Mittman, Peter Schnur, Rustin I. Paul, Joseph T. Gulant, and Scott R. Smith. 

global source of critical information and analytics