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1. www.linkedin.com › in › spolkStephen Polk - CEO - Highgate, LLC | LinkedIn

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   View Stephen Polk’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.

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3. www.dbusiness.com › business-features › survival-ofSurvival of the Fittest - DBusiness Magazine

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   Stephen Polk, the last of five Polk family CEOs, rescued the firm from a crippling debt load in the late 1990s, streamlined the operations, built its Carfax automotive database into a national industry and consumer brand, and sold it in 2013 for $1.4 billion.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RR.L. Polk & Company - Wikipedia

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   Carfax compiles vehicle histories from various sources, with about 75 percent of the information coming from Polk data. Using the vehicle identification number (VIN), each history provides potential buyers with all available facts about a used car being considered for purchase.

5. www.crainsdetroit.com › awards › stephen-polk-0Stephen Polk | Crain's Detroit Business

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   Jan 5, 2014 · Polk generated $401 million in revenue in 2012, 60 percent of which came from fee-based used-car history provider Carfax Inc. and 40 percent from Polk's automotive industry analytics and...

6. www.corpmagazine.com › features › cover-storiesA Conversation with Stephen Polk | Corp! Magazine

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   More than 10 years ago, Polk entered the consumer world with its purchase of CARFAX, a service to used-car buyers that alerts them about potential problems that could be uncovered by knowing the entire history of their proposed purchase - another thing Polk is very good at.

7. www.thestreet.com › markets › the-deal-ihs-climbs-onThe Deal: IHS Climbs on $1.4 Billion Acquisition for Polk's ...

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   Polk chairman and CEO Stephen Polk said that joining with IHS should create benefits for both his employees and the company's 30,000 customers worldwide.

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   Who owns Polk & Co & Carfax?

   • In the highly complex and competitive automotive industry, companies throughout the entire value chain need insight-driven capabilities to make better decisions and improve results. Now part of S&P Global Mobility, R. L. Polk & Co., including Polk and CARFAX was acquired by IHS Markit in 2013.

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   Who advised RL Polk & Carfax?

   • An Evercore Partners Inc. team composed of Jason Sobol, Jonathan Knee, Michael Price, Jaison Thomas, Adriana Salazar, Emily Zhou and Jeffrey Yoon advised Polk. M. Klein & Co.'s Michael Klein provided advice to IHS. IHS was gaining on news its plans to acquire R.L. Polk and its Carfax vehicle history database for $1.4 billion.

   The Deal: IHS Climbs on $1.4 Billion Acquisition for Polk's Carfax

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   Why did IHS buy RL Polk & Co?

   • IHS was gaining on news its plans to acquire R.L. Polk and its Carfax vehicle history database for $1.4 billion. was gaining as the information and automotive analytics company said it would acquire R.L. Polk & Co. for $1.4 billion, adding the Carfax vehicle history database and other automotive assets to its data and analytics offerings.

   The Deal: IHS Climbs on $1.4 Billion Acquisition for Polk's Carfax

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   Who is R L Polk & Company?

   • R. L. Polk & Company was a provider of business and marketing information to the automotive industry, insurance companies, and related businesses. It was based in Southfield, Michigan with operations in several other countries, including Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, China and Australia.

   R.L. Polk & Company - Wikipedia

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9. www.autoremarketing.com › ar › ihs-acquire-carfax-polkIHS to Acquire Carfax, Polk | Auto Remarketing

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   Jun 10, 2013 · Stephen Polk, chairman, president and CEO of R.L. Polk & Co., said: “We’re excited about the opportunities this acquisition would offer R.L. Polk clients by supporting solutions and analytics...