M&A Deal Summary

Crane NXT Acquires De La Rue Authentication Solutions

On October 15, 2024, Crane NXT acquired information technology company De La Rue Authentication Solutions from De La Rue for 300M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Crane NXT’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Crane NXT’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Crane NXT’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-10-15
Target De La Rue Authentication Solutions
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Crane NXT
Sellers(s) De La Rue
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 300M GBP

Target

De La Rue Authentication Solutions

Basingstoke, United Kingdom
De La Rue Authentication Solutions is a global provider of digital and physical security and authentication technologies to governments and brands, delivering more than 30-years of industry-leading authentication solutions in nearly 80 countries. De La Rue Authentication Solutions is based in Basingstoke, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Crane NXT

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Sector Information Technology
Employees4,000
Revenue 1.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Crane NXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate for securing physical products, and its sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverages proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies. Crane NXT is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2024) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-11 Opsec Security

Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom

Opsec Security is provider of anti-counterfeiting technologies, as well as solutions and services for physical and online brand protection, to over 300 brand owners and over 50 governments worldwide. Opsec Security Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom.

Buy $270M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

De La Rue

Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1813
Sector Business Services
Employees1,841
Revenue 350M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

De La Rue is an operator of integrated commercial banknote printer. De La Rue was incorporated in 1813 and is based in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 5
Country (United Kingdom) 5 of 5
Year (2024) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-12 De La Rue - Citizen Identity Business

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

De La Rue plc - Citizen Identity Business delivers identity documents and software solutions for governments around the world. It issues secure identity documents for more than 25 countries, with significant market presence in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

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