M&A Deal Summary

Cardtronics Acquires WSILC

On October 7, 2014, Cardtronics acquired information technology company WSILC for 160M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cardtronics’ 3rd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Cardtronics’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cardtronics’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cardtronics’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-07
Target WSILC
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Cardtronics
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 160M USD
Advisor(s) William Blair (Financial)

Target

WSILC

Peoria, Illinois, United States
Welch ATM is an independent ATM and financial technology services company. The Welch ATM management team together boasts more than a century of industry experience. Welch has utilized these industry knowledge and skills to develop relationships with over 500 financial institutions and major retailers.

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Buyer

Cardtronics

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Financial Services
Employees1,987
Revenue 1.3B USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Cardtronics' corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Cardtronics' corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

Cardtronics is a provider of integrated Automated Teller Machine and financial kiosk products and services. Cardtronics was formed in 1989 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 19
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 18
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 11
Year (2014) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-02 Sunwin Services Group

Bradford, United Kingdom

Sunwin Services Group provides secure cash logistics and ATM maintenance to the Co-op Food ATM estate.

Buy £42M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-26 Cardtronics - Retail Cash Handling Operations

United Kingdom

Cardtronics U.K.'s cash-in-transit business provides cash pickup and delivery services for retail stores,

Sell £18M