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BMI Research is a research firm that provides macroeconomic, industry and financial market analysis, covering 24 industries and 200 global markets. It was founded in 1984, and in 2014 it was acquired by Fitch Ratings.〔("About BMI Research" ). Company website, 28 April 2015〕〔("Company overview, BMI Research" ). Bloomberg Business, 28 July 2015〕 〔("About Us" ). Fitch Ratings, 28 July 2015〕 ==History== BMI Research was founded in 1984 as Business Monitor International by Richard Londesborough〔("Executive Profile, Richard Londesborough" ) Bloomberg Business, 28 July 2015〕 and Jonathan Feroze〔("Executive Profile, Jonathan Feroze" ) Bloomberg Business, 28 July 2015〕 with an initial focus on Latin America. By 1994 it was producing 10 monitor newsletters and 25 business forecast reports. International office expansion began in 2008 with Singapore, followed in 2009 by New York , and in 2010 with Pretoria.〔("About BMI Research" ) Company website, 28 April 2015〕 In 2012, the company acquired Espicom Business Intelligence, "a UK-based company with a 30-year pedigree providing business intelligence on Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Therapeutics across global markets".〔("Business Monitor International Strengthens its Pharmaceutical and Medtech portfolio with acquisition of Espicom Business Intelligence" ) Press Release, 22 August 2012〕 On September 9, 2009, the company "received a substantial, non-controlling equity investment from Spectrum Equity Investors",〔("Case study, BMI Research" ) Spectrum Equity, 28 July 2015〕 which the private equity firm held until March 14, 2014, when Fitch Group announced that it had acquired the company (then still called Business Monitor International).〔("RPT-Fitch Group Acquires Business Monitor International" ) Reuters, 14 March 2014〕 In June, 2014, Richard Hall 〔("Executive Profile, Richard Hall" ) Bloomberg Business, 28 July 2015〕 was appointed as CEO, and the firm re-branded as BMI Research in March, 2015. Richard Hall was later fired in October 2015.〔("About BMI Research" ) Company website, 28 April 2015〕〔("Company Overview, BMI Research" ) Bloomberg Business, 28 July 2015〕 In 1997, the company (then known as Business Monitor International) won the Queen's Award for export.〔("Queen's Awards: 1997 winners" ) Independent, Monday 21 April 1997〕〔("Queen's Awards: Why it is vital to keep pounding away" ) Independent, Monday 21 April 1997〕 BMI Research's clients include corporations, financial institutions, governments and academic institutions; among the academic institutions that subscribe to BMI Research are Cornell University,〔("Library, Databases" ) Cornell University, 28 July 2015〕 Nanyang Technological University,〔("Library, Databases" ) Nanyang Technology University, 28 July 2015〕 National University of Singapore,〔("Library, Databases" ) National University of Singapore, 28 July 2015〕 Northeastern University,〔("Library, Databases" ) Northeastern University, 28 July 2015〕 Özyeğin University,〔("Library, Databases" ) Özyeğin University, 28 July 2015〕 San Diego State University,〔("Library, Databases" ) San Diego State University, 28 July 2015〕 Stanford University,〔("Library, Databases" ) Stanford University, 28 July 2015〕 University of Alberta,〔("Library, Databases" ) University of Alberta, 28 July 2015〕 University of Auckland,〔("Library, Databases" ) University of Auckland, 28 July 2015〕 University of Bradford,〔("Library, Databases" ) University of Bradford, 28 July 2015〕 University of Exeter,〔("Library, Databases" ) University of Exeter, 28 July 2015〕 University of Melbourne,〔("Library, Databases" ) University of Melbourne, 28 July 2015〕 University of Minnesota,〔("Library, Databases" ) University of Minnesota, 28 July 2015〕 The University of Western Ontario, 〔("Library, Databases" ) Western University, 28 July 2015〕 and others. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BMI Research」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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