M&A Deal Summary

Cubic Transportation Systems Acquires Serco - Transport Solutions Business

On November 27, 2013, Cubic Transportation Systems acquired information technology company Serco - Transport Solutions Business from Serco Group for 44M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cubic Transportation Systems’ 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Cubic Transportation Systems’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cubic Transportation Systems’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-11-27
Target Serco - Transport Solutions Business
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Cubic Transportation Systems
Sellers(s) Serco Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 44M GBP

Target

Serco - Transport Solutions Business

United Kingdom
Serco’s Transport Solutions business has specialized in the development and supply of complex traffic management systems for the monitoring and control of urban and intra-urban road networks, encompassing integrated traffic and incident management, decision support, bus tracking and passenger information through integrated user interfaces.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cubic Transportation Systems

San Diego, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc., is a integrator of payment and information solutions and related services for intelligent travel applications. Cubic delivers integrated systems for transportation and traffic management, delivering tools for travelers to choose the smartest and easiest way to travel and pay for their journeys, and enabling transportation authorities and agencies to manage demand across the entire transportation network.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-24 NextBus

Emeryville, California, United States

NextBus is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that improves transit passengers’ lives and makes their travel experience better with accurate, real-time arrival information about buses, subways and trains. NextBus also offers travelers a host of other options including a GPS-enabled mobile website for smartphones that instantly recognizes the nearest stops in proximity order and provides real-time arrival information with multiple language capability (English, Spanish and French), and an easy-to-use website compatible with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines.

Buy CA$21M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Serco Group

Hook, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Business Services
Employees50,000
Revenue 4.8B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Serco provides world class business process outsourcing for customers it manages front, middle and back office programs. Our key service areas include customer interaction centres, direct marketing, loyalty and fulfilment programs, training design and delivery, customer relationship management software solutions and consultancy services. Serco Group was founded in 1929 and is based in Hook, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-01 Excelior

Australia

Excelior is Australia’s prime provider of customer contact optimisation solutions to public and private sector organisations.

Buy $13M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-30 Great Southern Rail

Keswick, Australia

Great Southern Rail owns and operates the luxury trans-continental passenger rail services known as The Ghan, The Indian Pacific and The Overland. Great Southern Rail was founded in 1997 and is based in Keswick, Australia.

Sell $20M