A global information services provider, founded in 1888, active in the financial services, education and business information markets with brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Capital IQ, Platts, J.D. Power and Associates, and CRISIL. It is headquartered in New York and has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2010 were approximately US$ 6.2 billion and it has approximately 21,000 employees worldwide.McGraw-Hill announced in September 2011 its intention to separate into two public companies: McGraw-Hill Financial, a leading provider of content and analytics to global financial markets, and McGraw-Hill Education, a leading education company focused on digital learning and education services worldwide. McGraw-Hill Financial's leading brands include Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Indices, Platts energy information services and J.D. Power and Associates. Sales in 2011 were US$ 6.2 billion and the corporation has approximately 23,000 employees across more than 280 offices in 40 countries.