Dow Jones Completes Acquisition of Dragonfly Intelligence and Oxford Analytica
Dragonfly and Oxford Analytica will operate as part of Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, complementing its existing product suite with proprietary geopolitical risk and security intelligence. The strategic acquisition is the latest in a series aimed at building Dow Jones’s portfolio of specialized news, data, analysis and events for business professionals.
Dragonfly provides geopolitical and security intelligence to crisis management, security and risk professionals, helping decision-makers at multinational companies, financial institutions and public sector entities solve complex business and operational challenges. With offices in
Founded in 1975 and based in the
“The addition of Dragonfly Intelligence and Oxford Analytica to our Dow Jones Risk & Compliance portfolio will enhance our ability to provide essential, reliable news and information to businesses navigating the increasingly complex geopolitical and economic landscape,” said Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal. “More than ever, businesses and executives need support, and Dow Jones stands ready to deliver with a growing roster of world-class tools and services.”
This acquisition comes at a time of continued growth and expansion for Dow Jones Risk & Compliance. In its fiscal year 2024 earnings, revenue for the business grew
These investments underscore the importance of the risk and compliance business to Dow Jones, as well as the company’s commitment to becoming a vital information service provider for the growing risk and compliance community. Baker & Hostetler LLP served as legal counsel to Dow Jones on this transaction.
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Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
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