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M&A Deal Summary

GB Group Acquires DataTools

On October 16, 2025, GB Group acquired information services company DataTools for 8M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GB Group’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is GB Group’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GB Group’s 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-10-16
Target DataTools
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) GB Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 8M GBP

Target

DataTools

Bella Vista, New Zealand
DataTools is a software company specializing in data‑quality solutions, including address capture, address validation, email/phone verification, and geocoding for Australian and New Zealand organizations. DataTools is based in Bella Vista, New South Wales.

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Buyer

GB Group

Chester, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,125
Revenue 283M GBP (2025)
DESCRIPTION

GB Group is an ID management systems provider. GB Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Chester, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 14
Sector: Information Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 12 of 12
Country: New Zealand M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 10
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2021-11-18 Acuant

Los Angeles, California, United States

Acuant is a provider of identity verification solutions including a digital identity orchestration layer, ID document, and chip authentication, bio-metric, and data capture solutions. Acuant was founded in 1999 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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