Barclaycard - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Barclaycard M&A Summary

Barclaycard has acquired 4 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Barclaycard’s largest acquisition to date was in 2003, when it acquired Clydesdale Financial Services for $97M. Barclaycard has acquired in 1 US state, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (34%) and financial services (34%).

Barclaycard Business Overview

Where is Barclaycard headquartered?

Barclaycard is headquartered in Northampton, United Kingdom.

What sector is Barclaycard in?

Barclaycard is a financial services company.

When was Barclaycard founded?

Barclaycard was founded in 1966.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Barclaycard

1234 Pavilion Drive,
Northampton, NN4 7SG
United Kingdom,
+44 8701 540154
www.barclaycard.com

Barclaycard, part of Barclays Bank PLC, is a global payment business that helps consumers, retailers and businesses to make and take payments flexibly, and to access short-term credit and point of sale finance.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
vol $97M $97M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
FreedomPay, Inc. 2020-07-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · corporate.freedompay.com
The Logic Group Holdings Ltd. 2014-09-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Fleet, United Kingdom · www.the-logic-group.com
Clydesdale Financial Services Ltd. 2003-05-20 97M EUR Add-on Acquisition
, United Kingdom
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 1 (33%) 97M (100%) - -
Information Technology 1 (33%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 $97M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 2 97M - -
United States 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (67%) 97M (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 $97M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $97M
TOTAL $97M
Largest Clydesdale Financial Services Ltd.
$97M (2003-05-20)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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