M&A Deal Summary

DXC Technology Acquires CSC Digital Brand Services

On March 12, 2013, DXC Technology acquired internet software and services company CSC Digital Brand Services from Webcentral for 153M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DXC Technology’s 2nd transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is DXC Technology’s 8th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is DXC Technology’s 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is DXC Technology’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-03-12
Target CSC Digital Brand Services
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) DXC Technology
Sellers(s) Webcentral
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 153M USD

Target

CSC Digital Brand Services

Santa Clara, California, United States
Digital Brand Services (DBS) division of Melbourne IT. The resulting corporate domain name and online services business will operate under a new name, CSC Digital Brand Services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DXC Technology

Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Information Technology
Employees130,000
Revenue 13.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

DXC Technology is an end-to-end IT services company, serving nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients from a diverse array of industries across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner network help clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change and guide their digital transformation journeys. DXC Technology was founded in 1959 and is based in Ashburn, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 44
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 2 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 16 of 25
Year (2013) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-28 CSC Credit Services

Houston, Texas, United States

CSC's credit services business provides consumer credit services and related information to banks, mortgage companies, retail establishments, the automotive industry, medical entities, utility companies and other users of financial and credit information. CSC owns consumer credit files in 15 U.S. states covering approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population.

Sell $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-02 CSC Applied Technologies

Forth Worth, Texas, United States

CSC Applied Technologies LLC provides information and enterprise technology for aerospace and aviation.

Sell $175M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Webcentral

Melbourne, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Information Technology
Employees689
Revenue 61M AUD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Webcentral is a domain name registration company and IT services. Melbourne IT offers domain registration, website design, email and web hosting. Webcentral was founded in 1996 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 4
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-30 Digital Brand Management Services - VeriSign

United States

Digital Brand Management Services provides digital brand protection and performance IT related services.

Buy $50M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-27 Netregistry Pty

Sydney, Australia

Netregistry is an online services provider, including, web hosting, domain names, web design and online marketing services.

Buy AU$50M
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