The SimplyBiz Group - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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The SimplyBiz Group M&A Summary

The SimplyBiz Group has acquired 2 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

The SimplyBiz Group’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Defaqto for $114M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2021, when it sold Zest Technology to FPE Capital for $15M. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information services (50%) and software (50%).

The SimplyBiz Group Business Overview

Where is The SimplyBiz Group headquartered?

The SimplyBiz Group is headquartered in Huddersfield, United Kingdom.

What is The SimplyBiz Group’s revenue?

The SimplyBiz Group disclosed revenue of 63M GBP for 2019 and 51M GBP for 2018.

How many employees does The SimplyBiz Group have?

The SimplyBiz Group has 500 employees.

What sector is The SimplyBiz Group in?

The SimplyBiz Group is a business services company.

When was The SimplyBiz Group founded?

The SimplyBiz Group was founded in 2002.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity3
    • M&A Buy Activity2
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2

The SimplyBiz Group

The SimplyBiz Group plc

St Andrews House St Andrews Road,
Huddersfield, HD1 6NA
United Kingdom,
+44 1484 439 100
www.simplybiz.co.uk

The SimplyBiz Group is a provider of outsourced regulatory and business support services to the financial services market. The SimplyBiz Group was founded in 2002 and is based in Huddersfield, the United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $114M $114M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
vol $15M $15M
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Zest Technology Ltd. 2021-07-21 15M GBP Divestiture
Surrey, United Kingdom · www.zestbenefits.com
Defaqto Ltd. 2019-03-20 114M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Haddenham, United Kingdom · www.defaqto.com
Zest Technology Ltd. 2013-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Surrey, United Kingdom · www.zestbenefits.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 1 (50%) - 1 (100%) 15M (100%)
Information Services 1 (50%) 114M (100%) - -
Total 2 $114M 1 $15M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 2 114M 1 15M
Total 2 $114M 1 $15M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $114M
TOTAL $114M
Largest Defaqto Ltd.
$114M (2019-03-20)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $15M
TOTAL $15M
Largest Zest Technology Ltd.
$15M (2021-07-21)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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