Business Monitor International, a provider of country risk, financial markets and industry research across global markets, has announced the acquisition of 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.

The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

The acquisition brings to BMI Espicom's wide-range of information and business intelligence services for the global healthcare industries. In medical technology and devices, Espicom's service features coverage of key operators in 70 country markets, proprietary 5-year forecasts, daily news on key technologies and critical management reports on areas such as advanced wound care, diagnostic products and market access. In pharmaceuticals, Espicom's service features country-level data, therapeutics, generics and biosimilars markets coverage and specialized drug development database services.