M&A Deal Summary

Experian Acquires Compuscan Holdings South Africa

On December 10, 2018, Experian acquired business services company Compuscan Holdings South Africa from Actis Capital for 263M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Experian’s 5th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Experian’s 10th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Experian’s 2nd transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-10
Target Compuscan Holdings South Africa
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Experian
Sellers(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 263M USD

Target

Compuscan Holdings South Africa

Stellenbosch, South Africa
Compuscan Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd. is a provider of total credit reporting and risk management solutions throughout the credit life-cycle. Compuscan Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd. was founded in 1994 and is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Experian

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1826
Sector Information Services
Employees23,300
Revenue 7.5B GBP (2025)
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 59 of 66
Sector: Business Services M&A 5 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 52 of 57
Country: South Africa M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-15 Clear Score Technology

London, United Kingdom

Clear Score Technology is a provider of an UK consumer organization that matches individuals to personal financial products, offering free credit reports, scores and personal financial education, both online and through mobile devices. Clear Score Technology was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Buy £275M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-01 AllClearID

Austin, Texas, United States

AllClearID, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based platform for identity theft protection and monitoring services. AllClearID was founded in 2004 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 26.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Actis Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in emerging markets. Actis segments its investment activity into three areas. These include private equity, energy, and real estate. Actis' private equity team looks for buyout and growth capital opportunities requiring at least $50 million in financing. Depending on the situation, Actis will consider both controlling and minority investment situations. Sectors of interest include financial services, consumer and retail, business services, and industrial. Actis' energy group seeks to invest in in a variety of energy and utility projects. Actis' real estate team invests equity capital in office, residential, industrial, hotel and retail projects. Actis Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 72 of 92
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 34 of 46
Country: South Africa M&A 10 of 12
Year: 2018 M&A 7 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-07 Veeda

Ahmedabad, India

Veeda is a provider of clinical studies including healthy volunteers and patient trials for Generics, NCE, and Biopharmaceuticals. Veeda was founded in 2004 and is based in Ahmedabad, India.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-18 Symbiotec Pharmalab

Indore, India

Symbiotec Pharmalab develops, produces and markets research-based corticosteroid and hormone APIs. Symbiotec Pharmalab was founded in 1995 and is based in Indore, India.

Sell $100M