M&A Deal Summary

Equifax Acquires TrustedID

On July 8, 2013, Equifax acquired financial services company TrustedID

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Equifax’s 6th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Equifax’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Equifax’s 4th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-07-08
Target TrustedID
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Equifax
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

TrustedID

Palo Alto, California, United States
TrustedID, Inc. a identity protection solution, TrustedID helps consumers guard their privacy, protect their identity and manage their reputation. TrustedID works on multiple fronts to help empower and protect millions of consumers, providing resources and services to put control and choice back in the hands of the consumer.

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Buyer

Equifax

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Information Services
Employees15,000
Revenue 5.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Equifax's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Entrance to Equifax's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Equifax is a global provider of information solutions and human resources business process outsourcing services for businesses, governments and consumers. Equifax has a large and diversified group of clients, including financial institutions, corporations, governments and individuals. Equifax's products and services are based on comprehensive databases of consumer and business information derived from numerous types of credit, financial assets, telecommunications and utility payment, employment, income, public record, demographic and marketing data. Equifax was incorporated in 1899 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 38
Sector (Financial Services) 6 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 16 of 33
State (California) 4 of 5
Country (United States) 14 of 28
Year (2013) 1 of 1
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.

Buy $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-16 TDX Group

Nottingham, United Kingdom

TDX is a provider of credit risk management solutions.

Buy £200M
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