Merit Group Plc engages in data, business intelligence, media, and technology services. It operates through the Dods and Merit Data and Technology segments. The Dods segment focuses on the provision of key information and insights into the political and public policy environments around the UK and the European Union. The Merit Data and Technology segment is involved in the fields of data engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. It uses proprietary technology and Artificial Intelligence to gather and enhance complex and hard to acquire data. The company was founded by John Philip de Blocq van Kuffeler on August 9, 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.