Computershare - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Computershare M&A Summary

Computershare has acquired 26 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Computershare’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Wells Fargo - Corporate Trust Services for $750M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2010, when it sold Computershare Electoral Management Services to IDOX for $7M. Computershare has acquired in 10 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (47%) and financial services (43%).

Computershare Business Overview

Where is Computershare headquartered?

Computershare is headquartered in Abbotsford, Australia.

What is Computershare’s revenue?

Computershare disclosed revenue of 3,167M USD for 2023 and 2,562M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Computershare have?

Computershare has 12,646 employees.

What sector is Computershare in?

Computershare is an information technology company.

When was Computershare founded?

Computershare was founded in 1978 .

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity26
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 21
  • M&A Advisors 1

Computershare

Computershare Ltd.

Yarra Falls, 452 Johnston Street,
Abbotsford, VIC 3067
Australia,
+61 3 9415 5000
www.computershare.com

Computershare specializes in the provision of software solutions and professional services to the securities industry. Computershare was founded in 1978 and is based in Abbotsford, Australia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 23 2 1 - - - 26
vol $1.5B $750M $2.2B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 5 - - - 1 - 6
vol $7M $7M
  32

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Verita Global LLC 2023-05-01 - Divestiture
El Segundo, California · www.veritaglobal.com
Wells Fargo - Corporate Trust Services 2021-03-23 750M USD Divestiture
San Francisco, California
Verbatim Global Compliance LLC 2020-07-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Wheeling, West Virginia · www.verbatimglobal.com
Corporate Creations International, Inc. 2020-02-05 - Add-on Acquisition
North Palm Beach, Florida · www.corporatecreations.com
Equatex AG 2018-05-16 420M USD Add-on Acquisition
Zurich, Switzerland · www.equatex.com
Karvy Computershare Pvt. Ltd. 2017-08-04 - Stake Sale
Huntsville , Alabama · www.karvycomputershare.com
Capital Markets Cooperative LLC 2016-05-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · www.capmkts.org
Altavera Mortgage Services LLC 2016-01-28 - Add-on Acquisition
Westminster, Colorado · www.altavera.com
Valiant Trust Company Ltd. 2015-03-04 25M CAD Divestiture
Calgary, Alberta · www.valianttrust.com
Homeloan Management Ltd. 2014-07-23 73M GBP Divestiture
Skipton, United Kingdom · www.hml.co.uk
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Busy Bees Childcare Vouchers Ltd. 2008-08-13 Positive Steps Children's Day Nurseries Ltd. 2016-08-02 1
Lichfield, United Kingdom High Wycombe, United Kingdom · www.positivestepsnurseries.co.uk

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 12 (46%) 2.1B (93%) 2 (33%) -
Financial Services 11 (42%) 160M (7%) 1 (17%) -
Software 2 (8%) - 1 (17%) -
Information Services 1 (4%) - - -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (17%) 7M (100%)
Media - - 1 (17%) -
Total 26 $2.2B 6 $7M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 18 1.5B 4 -
  New York 4 550M - -
  California 3 750M 1 -
  Florida 2 - - -
  Colorado 2 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - 1 -
  Alabama 1 - 1 -
  West Virginia 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 216M - -
United Kingdom 4 273M - -
Australia 1 - 1 7M
Canada 2 25M - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
  Alberta 1 25M - -
Germany - - 1 -
Switzerland 1 420M - -
Domestic 1 (4%) - 1 (17%) 7M (100%)
Cross-border 25 (96%) 2.2B (100%) 5 (83%) -
Total 26 $2.2B 6 $7M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Clarity Capital Partners Ltd.
2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $2.1B
< $100M 3 $160M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Wells Fargo - Corporate Trust Services
$750M (2021-03-23)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $7M
TOTAL $7M
Largest Computershare Electoral Management Services Ltd. (Strand Business Systems)
$7M (2010-07-27)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
15%
4 (15%)
Strategic(s)
38%
10 (38%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
4 (67%)

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