Computershare Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Information TechnologyCompany

Computershare has acquired 27 companies, including 4 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 11 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (45%) and financial services (41%).

Join Mergr and gain access to Computershare’s M&A summary, the M&A summaries of companies just like it, as well as recent M&A activity in the information technology sector.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity27
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 22
  • 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 ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 24 - 2 1 - - 27
vol $1.5B $750M $2.2B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 5 - - - - 1 6
vol $7M $7M
  33

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC 2023-05-01 - Divestiture
El Segundo, California · www.kccllc.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 Purchase
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 19 1.5B 4 -
  New York 4 550M - -
  California 3 750M 1 -
  Florida 2 - - -
  Colorado 2 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - 1 -
  Alabama 1 - 1 -
  West Virginia 1 - - -
  Ohio 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 26 (96%) 2.2B (100%) 5 (83%) -
Total 27 $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)
41%
11 (41%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
2 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
4 (67%)

 Subscribe to unlock this and 191,284
investor and company profiles

Sign-up today to get full access

  • check  Unlimited Searches
  • check  Unlimited Profile Views
  • check  Build and Export Lists of
    • PE Backed Companies
    • Direct Investors & Acquirers
    • Advisors
    • Deals
    • & More

What's Mergr?

We built Mergr to save people the arduous and time-consuming process of tracking when companies are bought, sold, and who currently owns them.

Every day, new opportunities emerge around M&A and we help professionals of all types comb through transactions, investors, and corporate acquirers via an easy-to-use web database that is accessible to anyone.

Try us for 1 week free today!

Mergr, the Easiest-to-Use PE and M&A DB


Key Benefits

  • Stay informed on events in your industry
  • M&A research that takes seconds (not all afternoon)
  • Better understand your customers and prospects
  • Discover active buyers (or sellers)
Search
  • 4.4K Private Equity Firms
  • 182K M&A Transactions
  • 187K Companies Involved in M&A
    (Buyer, Seller, or Target)
  • 3.5K M&A Advisors
    (Investment Banks and Law Firms)
  • 69K M&A Contacts
    (PE and M&A Advisors)

Ready to try?

Join FREE for 1 Week

No obligation. Cancel anytime.