Cardtronics - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Cardtronics M&A Summary

Cardtronics has acquired 19 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Cardtronics’ largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired DirectCash Payments for $464M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2015, when it sold Cardtronics - Retail Cash Handling Operations to Loomis AB for $28M. Cardtronics has acquired in 9 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (27%) and business services (22%).

Cardtronics Ownership

Who owns Cardtronics?

Cardtronics is owned by NCR. It was acquired on January 25, 2021.

Was Cardtronics formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Cardtronics was formerly owned by 3 private investors.

Cardtronics Business Overview

Where is Cardtronics headquartered?

Cardtronics is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

What is Cardtronics’ revenue?

Cardtronics disclosed revenue of 1,349M USD for 2019 and 1,345M USD for 2018.

How many employees does Cardtronics have?

Cardtronics has 1,987 employees.

What sector is Cardtronics in?

Cardtronics is a financial services company.

When was Cardtronics founded?

Cardtronics was founded in 1989.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Cardtronics

Cardtronics plc

2050 West Sam Houston Parkway South Suite 1300,
Houston, Texas 77042
United States,
(832) 308-4000
www.cardtronics.com

Cardtronics is a provider of integrated Automated Teller Machine and financial kiosk products and services. Cardtronics was formed in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 19 - - - - - 19
vol $1.2B $1.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $28M $28M
  20

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Spark ATM Systems Proprietary Ltd. 2017-01-31 - Add-on Acquisition
Cape Town, South Africa · www.sparkatm.co.za
DirectCash Payments, Inc. 2017-01-06 464M USD Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.directcash.net
Columbus Data Services LLC 2015-07-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas
Cardtronics - Retail Cash Handling Operations 2015-05-26 28M GBP Divestiture
, United Kingdom
WSILC LLC (dba Welch ATM) 2014-10-07 160M USD Add-on Acquisition
Peoria, Illinois · www.welchatm.com
Sunwin Services Group 2014-09-02 64M GBP Divestiture
Bradford, United Kingdom · www.sunwin.co.uk
Automated Financial LLC 2014-02-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Chandler, Arizona · www.automatedatm.com
Cardpoint Ltd. 2013-08-07 154M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Hatfield, United Kingdom
Merrimak ATM Group LLC 2013-06-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Merrimak, California · www.merrimakatm.com
Aptus Financial, Inc. 2013-05-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Portland, Oregon
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 5 (26%) 754M (65%) 1 (100%) 28M (100%)
Business Services 4 (21%) - - -
Information Technology 4 (21%) 173M (15%) - -
Electronics 3 (16%) 154M (13%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - - -
Safety/Security 1 (5%) 64M (5%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (5%) 21M (2%) - -
Total 19 $1.2B 1 $28M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 11 471M - -
  California 3 290M - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 21M - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 160M - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
United Kingdom 4 231M 1 28M
Canada 3 464M - -
  Alberta 2 464M - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
Domestic 11 (58%) 471M (40%) - -
Cross-border 8 (42%) 695M (60%) 1 (100%) 28M (100%)
Total 19 $1.2B 1 $28M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Daiwa Corporate Advisory Ltd. (DC Advisory)
1
Legal Deals
Baker & McKenzie
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.1B
< $100M 3 $98M
TOTAL $1.2B
Largest DirectCash Payments, Inc.
$464M (2017-01-06)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $28M
TOTAL $28M
Largest Cardtronics - Retail Cash Handling Operations
$28M (2015-05-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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