M&A Deal Summary

Experian Acquires Tax Credit

On June 16, 2021, Experian acquired financial services company Tax Credit from VSS Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Experian’s 8th transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Experian’s 25th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Experian’s 7th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-06-16
Target Tax Credit
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Experian
Sellers(s) VSS Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Proskauer Rose LLP (Legal)

Target

Tax Credit

Los Angeles, California, United States
Tax Credit is a provider of tax incentive consulting, administration and technology, serving clients from Fortune 100 to small business. The Company uses proprietary processes, software and expertise to assist the most respected regional and national companies in identifying valuable federal and state tax incentives, including state and federal research and development tax credits, state enterprise zone tax credits, national hiring incentives such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) and other state and federal programs. Tax Credit was founded in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 64 of 65
Sector (Financial Services) 8 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 55 of 56
State (California) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 25 of 26
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-19 Tapad

New York, New York, United States

Tapad, Inc. provides cross-device data, digital linking, and distribution services. Tapad correlates data to connect brands to consumers globally across devices in a safe, privacy-first way via The Tapad Graph. Through innovation, a global roster of trusted data sources and methodologies, and strong customer relationships, we’re driving the industry toward realizing the full potential of digital advertising through identity resolution. Tapad was founded in 2010 and is based in New York City.

Buy $280M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-04 Audigent

New York, New York, United States

Audigent is a data activation, curation, and identity platform. Audigent’s pioneering data platform unlocks the power of privacy-safe, first-party data to maximize addressability and monetization of media at scale without using cookies. Audigent was founded in 2016 and is based in New York, New York.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

VSS Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

VSS Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets investments in the media, communications, education, and information services sectors. VSS looks for opportunities with valuable brand franchises, stable cash flows, and infrastructure to support add-ons. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America and Europe valued between $50 and $750 million. Prospective investment situations include management buyouts/buy-ins, expansion or acquisition financings, recapitalizations, build-ups, going private transactions, and partnerships. VSS was formed in 1981 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 56
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 21 of 22
State (California) 5 of 5
Country (United States) 40 of 43
Year (2021) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-26 Centroid Systems

Troy, Michigan, United States

Centroid Systems is a provider of managed cloud-services and enterprise workload consulting services. Centroid Systems was founded in 1997 and is based in Troy, Michigan.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-25 Coretelligent

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Coretelligent is a full-service provider of private cloud and end-to-end IT managed services and support to small and midsized businesses, predominantly financial services and life sciences. The company develops innovative technology solutions and provides a full suite of services to ensure clients receive exceptional business performance, data protection, and security. Coretelligent was formed in 2006 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts.

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