M&A Deal Summary

Intertek Acquires KPMG International - Quality Registrars

On December 22, 2005, Intertek acquired business services company KPMG International - Quality Registrars from KPMG International for 5M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Intertek’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Intertek’s 26th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Intertek’s 1st transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-22
Target KPMG International - Quality Registrars
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Intertek
Sellers(s) KPMG International
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 5M GBP

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KPMG International - Quality Registrars

India
Quality Registrars was founded in 1994 and following rapid growth has become one of the top three providers of systems certification in India, and market leader for systems certification in the IT industry in India. Quality Registrars also has a strong position in the smaller Middle Eastern market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Intertek

London, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1885
Sector Business Services
Employees43,597
Revenue 3.2B GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Intertek provides global testing, inspection and certification services. Intertek was founded in 1885 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 91
Sector (Business Services) 3 of 42
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 17
Country (India) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 7 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 26 of 45
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-07 DEKRA Intertek Certification

Stuttgart, Germany

DEKRA Intertek Certification GmbH is a provider of certification services for customers in Europe. It offers product certification services and test reports, including management system, medical devices, and personal certification services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-26 AKZO Nobel - Electro Magnetic Compatibility Buisness

Japan

AKZO Nobel - Electro Magnetic Compatibility Buisness operates out of four sites near Tokyo and now enjoys a strong local market position. It provides a full range of EMC testing services including emissions and immunity testing to major Japanese manufacturers of electrical and electronic goods.

Buy €13M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KPMG International

Zurich, Switzerland

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Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION
KPMG office in central Stockholm, Sweden.
KPMG office in central Stockholm, Sweden.

KPMG is a provider of audit, tax and advisory services. KPMG International's member firms have 155,000 professionals, including more than 8,600 partners, in 155 countries. KPMG was established in 1987 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Business Services) 2 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 6
Country (India) 1 of 1
Year (2005) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-01-01 BearingPoint

Dallas, Texas, United States

BearingPoint, Inc., previously KPMG Consulting, is a business consulting, systems integration and managed services firm with approximately 16,000 employees. The company provides business and technology strategy, systems design, architecture, applications implementation, network, systems integration and managed services to Global 2000 companies, medium-sized businesses, government agencies and other organizations. These service offerings are designed to help clients generate revenue, reduce costs and access the information necessary to manage their businesses.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-27 IT/NET Group

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

IT/NET provides ERP and CRM technology solutions to government, high tech and healthcare sectors.

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