M&A Deal Summary

Experian Acquires Backgroundchecking.com

On May 3, 2006, Experian acquired internet software and services company Backgroundchecking.com

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Experian’s 8th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Experian’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Experian’s 1st transaction in South Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-05-03
Target Backgroundchecking.com
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Experian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Backgroundchecking.com

Chapin, South Carolina, United States
Backgroundchecking.com specialises in employee risk management, offering a complete and detailed candidate pre- and post-employment screening service to clients both in the UK and internationally. The business was established in 2002 delivering CV verification of job applicants, existing employees, contractors and temporary staff. The services provided include rigorous verification of employment details, Criminal Records Bureau checks, screening of educational, technical and professional qualifications, through to a complete financial and fraud check.

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Buyer

Experian

Dublin, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1826
Sector Information Services
Employees22,500
Revenue 7.1B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Experian is a global information services group with operations in 40 countries. Experian was founded in 1826 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 64
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 8 of 24
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 55
State (South Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 25
Year (2006) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-02-16 Catalist

London, United Kingdom

Catalist has established itself as the leading source of petrol forecourt information and is the only company in the world to maintain complete, consistent and current information on outlets in over 20 countries across four continents. Catalist maintains a team of some 200 surveyors and has collected information on over 130,000 retail sites with more than 100 key data items per site in every country surveyed. Data provided includes the daily fuel price, size of shop, range of facilities, size of forecourt, location attributes and number of pumps. The databases cover most of Western Europe, India, Japan and South East Asia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-22 Experian Payments

Rugby, United Kingdom

Experian Payments, formerly Eiger Systems Limited, develops global strategic payment software solutions and services to meet the requirements of the world’s leading banks and corporate organisations. Focussing on the specific challenges of data validation and payment processing, Experian Payments’ platform-independent solutions help organisations control costs, reduce risks and improve customer service through the minimisation of payment errors. Experian Payments has over 1,000 customers across all sectors of industry and commerce. Experian Payments is a division of Experian.

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