M&A Deal Summary

StepStone Acquires Totaljobs Group

On April 4, 2012, StepStone acquired internet software and services company Totaljobs Group from RELX Group for 110M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is StepStone’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is StepStone’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is StepStone’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-04-04
Target Totaljobs Group
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) StepStone
Sellers(s) RELX Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 110M GBP

Target

Totaljobs Group

London, United Kingdom
website
Totaljobs Group Ltd. is an online recruitment business. A place that helps 60,000 people find a job every month.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

StepStone

Berlin, Germany

website

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

StepStone is a European provider of job boards and job listing services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-12 Lumesse

Bedfordshire, United Kingdom

Lumesse Ltd. is a provider of strategic HR software (e-recruiting and talent management) to 1,700 medium and large enterprises in Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific, operating in 17 countries. Lumesse Ltd. was founded in 1999 and is based in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.

Sell €110M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-08 YOURCAREERGROUP International KG

Baar, Switzerland

YOURCAREERGROUP International GmbH & Co. KG is a recruiting partners for jobs in the hotel, catering and tourist industries on the German-speaking market.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

RELX Group

London, United Kingdom

website

Category Company
Founded 1903
Sector Information Technology
Employees33,000
Revenue 7.2B GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION

RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. The group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. Company leverage a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. RELX was founded in 1903 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 9
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 3
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Skokie, Illinois, United States

Accuity, Inc. is a provider of global payment routing data, AML screening data and software and professional services that allow organizations, across multiple industries, to maximize efficiency and facilitate compliance of their transactions. Accuity maintains authoritative and comprehensive databases globally with a reputation built on the accuracy and quality of our data, products and services. For more than 150 years, Accuity’s worldwide clients, located in over 150 countries, have included C-level executives, managers and technology professionals. The solutions and services Accuity provides are packaged in multiple formats to serve their diverse needs.

Buy £343M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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London, United Kingdom

Mendeley is a cloud-based research management and social collaboration platform and a research paper database.

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