GB Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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GB Group M&A Summary

GB Group has acquired 13 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

GB Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Data Discoveries for $939M. GB Group has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (39%) and software (31%).

GB Group Business Overview

Where is GB Group headquartered?

GB Group is headquartered in Chester, United Kingdom.

What is GB Group’s revenue?

GB Group disclosed revenue of 279M GBP for 2023 and 242M GBP for 2022.

How many employees does GB Group have?

GB Group has 1,127 employees.

What sector is GB Group in?

GB Group is an information technology company.

When was GB Group founded?

GB Group was founded in 1989.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 1

GB Group

GB Group plc

The Foundation Herons Way Chester Business Park,
Chester, CH4 9GB
United Kingdom,
+44 12 4465 7333
www.gbgplc.com

GB Group is a ID management systems provider. GB Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Chester, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 11 1 1 - - - 13
vol $1.5B $736M $2.2B
Sell (0.4/yr) # - - 2 - - - 2
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Acuant, Inc. 2021-11-18 736M USD Add-on Acquisition
Los Angeles, California · www.acuant.com
GB Group plc - Employ & Comply Services 2021-04-01 - Divestiture
Chester, United Kingdom
GBG Marketing Services 2021-01-13 - Divestiture
Chester, United Kingdom
HooYu Investigate 2020-12-14 - Divestiture
London, United Kingdom
IDology, Inc. 2019-02-11 300M USD Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.idology.com
PCA Predict 2017-05-09 114M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Worcestershire, United Kingdom · www.pcapredict.com
IDscan Biometrics Ltd. 2016-06-29 57M GBP Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.idscan.com
Loqate 2015-04-27 13M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.loqate.com
CDMS Ltd. (Transactis) 2014-11-03 - Divestiture
, United Kingdom
Dectech Solutions Pty. Ltd. 2014-04-24 32M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Melbourne, Australia · www.dectechsolutions.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 5 (38%) 459M (21%) - -
Software 4 (31%) 1.7B (79%) - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (23%) 647K (< 1%) - -
Business Services 1 (8%) - 1 (50%) -
Marketing - - 1 (50%) -
Total 13 $2.2B 2 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 9 1.1B 2 -
United States 3 1.0B - -
  California 2 749M - -
  Georgia 1 300M - -
Australia 1 32M - -
Domestic 9 (69%) 1.1B (51%) 2 (100%) -
Cross-border 4 (31%) 1.1B (49%) - -
Total 13 $2.2B 2 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance Ltd.
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $2.1B
< $100M 5 $120M
TOTAL $2.2B
Largest Data Discoveries Ltd.
$939M (2011-07-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
1 (8%)
Strategic(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Information Technology

Revenue

279   16% 2023
242   12% 2022
218   10% 2021
199   39% 2020
144   20% 2019
120   38% 2018
87   20% 2017
73   29% 2016
57   2015
(millions of GBP) Show More Show Less

Employees

1,127

Established

1989

Public

London Stock Exchange: GBG

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