M&A Deal Summary

Equifax Acquires Veda Group

On November 22, 2015, Equifax acquired information services company Veda Group for 1.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Equifax’s 2nd transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Equifax’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Equifax’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-22
Target Veda Group
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Equifax
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.8B USD
Advisor(s) Macquarie Capital (Financial)

Target

Veda Group

Sydney, Australia
website
Veda Group Ltd. is a provider of credit information and analysis in Australia and New Zealand. Veda delivers a suite of credit and other analytical products targeted to specific industry segments.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Equifax

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Information Services
Employees14,000
Revenue 5.1B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Equifax's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Entrance to Equifax's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Equifax is a global provider of information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services for businesses, governments and consumers. Equifax has a large and diversified group of clients, including financial institutions, corporations, governments and individuals. Equifax's products and services are based on comprehensive databases of consumer and business information derived from numerous types of credit, financial assets, telecommunications and utility payment, employment, income, public record, demographic and marketing data. Equifax was incorporated in 1899 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 38
Sector (Information Services) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 33
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-16 Inffinix Software S.A. de C.V.

Mexico City, Mexico

Inffinix has contributed to increase the profitability of customer’s credit portfolios by collecting more, faster and with less cost. Its customers are leading companies, in several markets around the globe. Integral Collections is the vision that Inffinix had in mind when it designed CyberFinancial.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-16 ID Watchdog

Denver, Colorado, United States

ID Watchdog, Inc. is a provider of identity protection and resolutions services with primary distribution through the employee benefits channel. ID Watchdog was founded in 2005 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

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