M&A Deal Summary

GB Group Acquires Dectech Solutions Pty.

On April 24, 2014, GB Group acquired information technology company Dectech Solutions Pty. for 21M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GB Group’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is GB Group’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GB Group’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-24
Target Dectech Solutions Pty.
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) GB Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 21M GBP

Target

Dectech Solutions Pty.

Melbourne, Australia
Dectech Solutions Pty. Ltd. is a provider of fraud detection, risk management and customer on-boarding solutions.

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Buyer

GB Group

Chester, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,125
Revenue 283M GBP (2025)
DESCRIPTION

GB Group is an ID management systems provider. GB Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Chester, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 14
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 12
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-02 CRD

Crewe, United Kingdom

Crewe, is the UK’s sixth largest criminal record disclosure umbrella organisation. Its criminal record disclosure system currently processes over 55,000 checks a year and is used by organisations to carry out pre-employment checks to those who employ individuals working with children and vulnerable adults and increasingly in other sectors.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-03 CDMS

United Kingdom

CDMS Ltd. (Transactis) is a provider of data management and anti-fraud services business, providing marketing, fraud prevention, and customer management solutions to some of the most successful organisations in the UK.

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