M&A Deal Summary

Corporate Risk Holdings Acquires Kroll

On June 7, 2010, Corporate Risk Holdings acquired business services company Kroll from Marsh & McLennan for 1.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Corporate Risk Holdings’ 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Corporate Risk Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Corporate Risk Holdings’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Corporate Risk Holdings’ 1st transaction in New York.
Investment Fate
  • Kroll was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-06-07
Target Kroll
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Corporate Risk Holdings
Sellers(s) Marsh & McLennan
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.1B USD

Target

Kroll

New York, New York, United States
Kroll (old) is a risk consulting company provides a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. Kroll (old) was founded in 1972 and is based in New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Corporate Risk Holdings

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Corporate Risk Holdings is an information and security services company, providing pre- and post-employment screening, national security training and other services to the public and private sectors. The company is a provider of background investigations to the U.S. federal government.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-21 Labat-Anderson

McLean, Virginia, United States

Labat-Anderson, Inc. is a provider of a government litigation support business services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-14 Explore Information Services

Eagan, Minnesota, United States

Explore Information Services LLC, is a U.S. provider of innovative data and analytics services used by automotive property and casualty ("P&C") insurers. Explore's driver violation reporting services deliver information to P&C insurers allowing them to increase premiums when re-underwriting automotive insurance policies.

Sell $520M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Marsh & McLennan

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1871
Sector Insurance
Employees85,000
Revenue 22.7B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Marsh & McLennan is a global professional services firm offering clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy and people. Marsh & McLennan is the parent company of a number of risk experts and specialty consultants, including: Marsh, the insurance broker, intermediary and risk advisor; Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman Group, the management, economic and brand consultancy. Marsh & McLennan was established in 1871 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-05-18 Kroll

New York, New York, United States

Kroll (old) is a risk consulting company provides a broad range of investigative, intelligence, financial, security and technology services to help clients reduce risks, solve problems and capitalize on opportunities. Kroll (old) was founded in 1972 and is based in New York.

Buy $1.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-17 Seitlin Insurance

Miami, Florida, United States

Seitlin provides property and casualty insurance and employee benefits to middle market companies in a wide range of industries.

Buy -