M&A Deal Summary

Service Company Acquires NetNames Group

On August 1, 2016, Service Company acquired internet software and services company NetNames Group from HgCapital for 14M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Service Company’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Service Company’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Service Company’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-01
Target NetNames Group
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Service Company
Sellers(s) HgCapital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 14M GBP

Target

NetNames Group

London, United Kingdom
website
NetNames Group is a provider of global brand protection and internet domain name management services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Service Company

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Business Services
Employees1,600
DESCRIPTION

Corporation Service Company (CSC) is a leader for business, legal and financial services worldwide. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, we have offices throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-11-02 Koehler Group

Kowloon, China

Koehler Group is a provider of incorporation, tax, accounting, and trade support services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-15 Eddystone Financial Services

Sydney, Australia

Eddystone Financial Services is a provider of corporate loan agency services. Eddystone Financial Services is based in Sydney, Australia.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

HgCapital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HgCapital is a European private equity firm focused on a wide range of transactions including public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, divestitures, and turnarounds. Broad sectors of interest include consumer and leisure, healthcare, industrials, services, technology, media, and renewable energy. The Firm will consider both majority and minority investment positions. HgCapital is the successor to Mercury Capital Partners, a former unit of Merill Lynch which was spun out by management in 2000. HgCapital has offices in London and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 86
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 5 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 25 of 41
Country (United Kingdom) 28 of 45
Year (2016) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 32 of 33
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-28 SFC KOENIG AG

Dietikon, Switzerland

SFC KOENIG AG is a manufacturer of metal–to–metal seal and flow control solutions serving a variety of industries.

Sell €217M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-08-09 Relay Software

Antrim, Ireland

Relay Software Ltd. is a provider of software to insurance brokers, underwriters and insurers in the Republic of Ireland.

Sell -
Mergr

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