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TransUnion - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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TransUnion M&A Summary

TransUnion has acquired 22 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

TransUnion’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired NeuStar for $3.1B. TransUnion has acquired in 13 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (55%) and software (10%).

TransUnion Business Overview

Where is TransUnion headquartered?

TransUnion is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

What is TransUnion’s revenue?

TransUnion disclosed revenue of 4,184M USD for 2024 and 3,831M USD for 2023.

How many employees does TransUnion have?

TransUnion has 13,400 employees.

What sector is TransUnion in?

TransUnion is an information services company.

When was TransUnion founded?

TransUnion was founded in 1968.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity20
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12
  • M&A Advisors 4

TransUnion

TransUnion

555 West Adams Street,
Chicago, Illinois 60661
United States,
(312) 985-2000
www.transunion.com

TransUnion is a global provider of information and risk management solutions. TransUnion provides these solutions to businesses across multiple industries and to individual consumers. TransUnion technology and services enable businesses to make informed credit granting, risk management, underwriting, fraud protection and customer acquisition decisions by delivering data that's integrated with analytics and decisioning capabilities. TransUnion was founded in 1968 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 15 3 1 1 - - 20
vol $1.6B $3.7B $515M $5.8B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 2 1 3 - - - 6
  26

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bud Financial Ltd. 2023-01-31 - Growth Capital
London, United Kingdom · www.thisisbud.com
G2 Web Services LLC 2022-12-13 - Divestiture
Bellevue, Washington · www.g2webservices.com
Fintellix Solutions Pvt. Ltd. 2022-12-13 - Divestiture
Bengaluru, India · www.fintellix.com
Lundquist Consulting, Inc. 2022-12-13 - Divestiture
Burlingame, California · www.lciinc.com
Verisk Financial Services 2022-02-22 515M USD Divestiture
Jersey City, New Jersey
TransUnion Healthcare, Inc. 2021-10-26 - Divestiture
Chicago, Illinois
Sontiq, Inc. 2021-10-26 638M USD Add-on Acquisition
Framingham, Massachusetts · www.sontiq.com
Monevo Ltd. 2021-10-06 - Stake Purchase
Cheshire, United Kingdom · www.monevo.com
NeuStar, Inc. 2021-09-21 3.1B USD Add-on Acquisition
Reston, Virginia · www.home.neustar
Tru Optik Data Corp. 2020-10-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Stamford, Connecticut · www.truoptik.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 11 (55%) 2.2B (38%) - -
Information Services 2 (10%) 3.1B (53%) 2 (33%) -
Software 2 (10%) - 2 (33%) -
Business Services 1 (5%) 515M (9%) 1 (17%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - 1 (17%) -
Financial Services 1 (5%) - - -
Healthcare Services 1 (5%) - - -
Medical Products 1 (5%) - - -
Total 20 $5.8B 6 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 4.3B 4 -
  Texas 2 - - -
  Oregon 2 - - -
  Georgia 2 - - -
  California 1 - 1 -
  Illinois - - 2 -
  Virginia 1 3.1B - -
  New York 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 515M - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 638M - -
  Kentucky 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Washington - - 1 -
United Kingdom 3 1.5B 1 -
India - - 1 -
Ireland 1 44M - -
Domestic 16 (80%) 4.3B (73%) 4 (67%) -
Cross-border 4 (20%) 1.6B (27%) 2 (33%) -
Total 20 $5.8B 6 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
RBC Capital Markets
 1
Centerview Partners
 1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
 1
Loeb & Loeb
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $4.6B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.2B
< $100M 1 $44M
TOTAL $5.8B
Largest NeuStar, Inc.
$3.1B (2021-09-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
4 (20%)
Strategic(s)
10%
2 (10%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
3 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Information Services

Revenue

4,184   10% 2024
3,831   4% 2023
3,710   26% 2022
2,960   9% 2021
2,717   3% 2020
2,656   15% 2019
2,317   20% 2018
1,934   14% 2017
1,705   14% 2016
1,507   16% 2015
1,305   11% 2014
1,183   2013
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Employees

13,400

Established

1968

Public

NYSE: TRU

Former Name

TransUnion Holding Co., Inc.

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