SAI Global - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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SAI Global M&A Summary

SAI Global has acquired 19 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

SAI Global’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired ILI for $60M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2021, when it sold SAI Global Assurance to Intertek Group for $608M. SAI Global has acquired in 5 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (84%) and software (12%).

SAI Global Ownership

Who owns SAI Global?

SAI Global is owned by Baring Private Equity Asia. It was acquired on October 26, 2017.

Is SAI Global PE-backed?

Yes. SAI Global is owned by private equity investor Baring Private Equity Asia.

SAI Global Business Overview

Where is SAI Global headquartered?

SAI Global is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

What sector is SAI Global in?

SAI Global is a business services company.

When was SAI Global founded?

SAI Global was founded in 1922.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

SAI Global

SAI Global Pty Ltd.

680 George Street Level 37,
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia,
+61 2 8206 6060
www.saiglobal.com

SAI Global provides organizations around the world with information services and solutions for managing risk, achieving compliance and driving business improvement. The company provides legal, compliance and risk management professionals with a broad range of technology-enabled programs and consulting services that facilitate good governance and awareness of compliance, ethics and policy issues. SAI Global was founded in 1922 and is based in Sydney, Australia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 18 - - - - - 18
vol $81M $81M
Sell (0.4/yr) # - 2 - - - - 2
vol $608M $608M
  20

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SAI Global Assurance 2021-05-13 608M AUD Divestiture
, Australia
Global Trust Certification Ltd. 2021-01-06 - Divestiture
Dundalk, Ireland · www.gtcert.com
BWise B.V. 2019-02-11 - Divestiture
Rosmalen, Netherlands · www.bwise.com
Modulo Security LLC 2016-08-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · www.modulo.com
IQ Management Systems Ltd. (IQMS) 2013-09-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Sunderland, United Kingdom · www.iqms.co.uk
Steritech - Supply Chain Services Business 2013-03-01 - Divestiture
Charlotte, North Carolina
Quality & Safety Risk Professional Services International Proprietary Ltd. (QPRO) 2012-11-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Somerset West, South Africa · www.myqpro.com
Global Trust Certification Ltd. 2012-05-01 3M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Dundalk, Ireland · www.gtcert.com
Compliance 360, Inc. 2012-02-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.compliance360.com
Integrity Interactive Corp. 2010-09-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.integrity-interactive.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 15 (83%) 81M (100%) 2 (100%) 608M (100%)
Software 2 (11%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - - -
Total 18 $81M 2 $608M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 5 73M - -
United States 5 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
Australia 1 - 1 608M
Ireland 1 3M 1 -
Brazil 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Italy 1 5M - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
New Zealand 1 - - -
South Africa 1 - - -
Domestic 1 (6%) - 1 (50%) 608M (100%)
Cross-border 17 (94%) 81M (100%) 1 (50%) -
Total 18 $81M 2 $608M

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 5 $81M
TOTAL $81M
Largest ILI Ltd.
$60M (2006-05-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $608M
TOTAL $608M
Largest SAI Global Assurance
$608M (2021-05-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Strategic(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
2 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Business Services

Revenue

529   2014
(millions of AUD)

Established

1922

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