M&A Deal Summary

ACI Worldwide Acquires S1

On October 3, 2011, ACI Worldwide acquired software company S1 for 360M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ACI Worldwide’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is ACI Worldwide’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ACI Worldwide’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is ACI Worldwide’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-10-03
Target S1
Sector Software
Buyer(s) ACI Worldwide
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 360M USD
Advisor(s) Raymond James - Investment Banking (Financial)
Hogan Lovells (Legal)

Target

S1

Norcross, Georgia, United States
S1 Corporation has been developing software products that offer flexibility and reliability. Over 3,000 organizations worldwide depend on S1 for payments, online banking, mobile banking, voice banking, branch banking and lending solutions that deliver a competitive advantage.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ACI Worldwide

Coral Gables, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Software
Employees3,212
Revenue 1.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
ACI Worldwide's corporate headquarters in Naples, Florida.
ACI Worldwide's corporate headquarters in Naples, Florida.

ACI Worldwide develops, markets, installs and supports a broad line of software products and services primarily focused on facilitating electronic payments. In addition to its own products, ACI distributes or acts as a sales agent for software developed by third parties. These products and services are used principally by financial institutions, retailers, billers and electronic payment processors, both in domestic and international markets. Most of ACI's products are sold and supported through distribution networks covering three geographic regions – the Americas, Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia/Pacific. Each distribution network has its own sales force that it supplements with independent reseller and/or distributor networks. ACI Worldwide was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 14
Sector (Software) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 12
State (Georgia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2011) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-21 ISD

Irving, Texas, United States

ISD is a provider of secure payment management software and solutions for retailers in the U.S. and Canada. With the addition of 140 customers from ISD, ACI now has more than 220 retailers worldwide running ACI payment systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-13 Distra Pty

Sydney, Australia

Distra is transforming payments globally, delivering software that empowers customers to respond quickly to new market needs across ATM, POS, Internet, mobile and social payments channels. With its high performance, high availability, real-time Universal Payments Platform (UPP), Distra enables leading banks, payments processors and other companies in the payments chain to quickly address cost, competitive, customer and regulatory drivers by enhancing the flexibility and performance of their existing payments infrastructure.

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