M&A Deal Summary

Fidelity National Financial Acquires SoftPro

On February 18, 2008, Fidelity National Financial acquired information services company SoftPro from LandAmerica Financial Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fidelity National Financial’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Fidelity National Financial’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fidelity National Financial’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-02-18
Target SoftPro
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Fidelity National Financial
Sellers(s) LandAmerica Financial Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

SoftPro

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
website
SoftPro Corp. provider of closing and title software solutions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fidelity National Financial

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1847
Sector Insurance
Employees21,759
Revenue 11.4B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Fidelity National Financial's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.
Fidelity National Financial's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida.

Fidelity National Financial is a provider of insurance escrow, and other services. Fidelity National Financial was incorporated in 1847 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 30
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 6
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 29
Year (2008) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-14 Ceridian

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Ceridian is a global human capital management software company. Dayforce the flagship cloud HCM platform provides human resources, payroll, benefits, workforce management, and talent management functionality. Ceridian platform is used to optimize the management of the entire employee lifecycle, including attracting, engaging, paying, deploying, and developing people. Ceridian has solutions for organizations of all sizes. Ceridian was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Buy $5.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-22 United Capital Title Insurance

Los Angeles, California, United States

United Capital Title Insurance Co., is a provider of insurance services.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LandAmerica Financial Group

Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Insurance
DESCRIPTION

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. provider of real estate transaction services with more than 800 offices and a network of more than 10,000 active agents.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 6
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2008) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-09-01 Best Home Warranty

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Buyers Home Warranty Company/ Best Home Warranty Company (BHWC), a leading provider and servicer of home warranty contracts.

Buy $21M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-22 United Capital Title Insurance

Los Angeles, California, United States

United Capital Title Insurance Co., is a provider of insurance services.

Sell -
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