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Experian Acquires DP Information Group

On October 1, 2008, Experian acquired financial services company DP Information Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Experian’s 3rd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Experian’s 1st transaction in Singapore.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-10-01
Target DP Information Group
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Experian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

DP Information Group

Singapore
DP Information Group provides credit information on companies (including small and medium sized enterprises) and consumers, corporate credit ratings, consumer scoring activities, portfolio management and collections services. In addition, DP Information Group provides marketing lists and campaign management services. In 2007, DP Information Group was awarded a licence to operate the second consumer credit bureau in Singapore. DP Information Group also has a minority equity ownership in BRIS, a leading business information provider in Malaysia.

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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 35 of 66
Sector: Financial Services M&A 3 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 30 of 57
Country: Singapore M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-12 Serasa SA

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Serasa owns the most extensive databases in Brazil on the credit behaviour of consumers and companies. Its credit information database includes 161 million Brazilian consumer records and c. 5 million Brazilian company records. It plays an active role in most credit and business related decisions made in Brazil on a daily basis. Its data-gathering capabilities are extensive, sourcing data from a network of Brazilian banking, commercial and judicial organisations, over 45,000 accountants and more than 5,500 notaries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-20 DP Information Network Pte

Singapore, Singapore

DP Information Network Pte Ltd. engages in the provision of credit and business information services in Singapore across three key lines of services, including credit and business information services, credit management solutions and SME advisory and business bureau services. DP Info’s credit and information portal, QuestNet, is currently used by 95% of Singapore’s financial institutions and 75% of its legal firms.

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