M&A Deal Summary

Experian Acquires Economic Research Services

On February 2, 2007, Experian acquired internet software and services company Economic Research Services

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Experian’s 9th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Experian’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Experian’s 2nd transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-02-02
Target Economic Research Services
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Experian
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Economic Research Services

Tallahassee, Florida, United States
ERS provides research and consultancy services to the public sector, specialising in economic development and regeneration. Its key clients include government departments and agencies, local authorities, voluntary bodies and regional development agencies. This acquisition complements Experian's existing activities in the public sector market.

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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 25 of 65
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 9 of 24
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 22 of 56
State (Florida) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 12 of 26
Year (2007) 1 of 10
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-30 Sinotrust Market Research

Beijing, China

Sinotrust provides business information, market research, consulting and database marketing services to both foreign multinationals and local companies operating in China. Sinotrust helps clients in the automotive, banking, insurance, telecommunications, healthcare, technology and retail sectors.

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