The McGraw-Hill Companies helps individuals and businesses reach their potential in three critical markets driving economic growth worldwide:
- Financial services: Standard & Poor's, through its ratings, indexes and related financial analyses, plays a central role in the capital formation process worldwide.
- Education: The recognition that knowledge is the key to economic growth has never been clearer, fueling worldwide demand for McGraw-Hill Education's world-class educational materials.
- Business information: The need for accurate, timely information for business decision-making has never been greater, opening the way for the Corporation's Information & Media businesses to continue to gain market share and grow.
Through the quality, content, scope and real-time delivery of its products and services, The McGraw-Hill Companies helps its customers countless times around the world each day, providing them with the insight to make informed investment and business decisions, to improve learning and education and to guide their companies and careers.
The Corporation has established a strong business platform for achieving solid growth well into the future and has demonstrated its ability to deliver positive financial results through a variety of economic and market conditions. As a result, The McGraw-Hill Companies continues to create superior value for its shareholders.
Global expansion is a significant priority as worldwide demand for the Corporation's products and services continues to grow. The McGraw-Hill Companies has more than 280 offices worldwide including China, London and Mexico City. It has also significantly increased its investment and activities in India and several other developing markets. The Corporation has more than 20,000 employees operating in 40 countries around the world.
The McGraw-Hill Companies also continues to effectively use technology to strengthen its capabilities - and develop new ones - by customizing and integrating its content for customers and by extending its reach. Targeted business acquisitions that leverage core strengths and add capabilities for new and existing customers are another key component of the growth strategy.
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