M&A Deal Summary

GB Group Acquires IDology

On February 11, 2019, GB Group acquired information technology company IDology for 300M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GB Group’s 5th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is GB Group’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GB Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is GB Group’s 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-02-11
Target IDology
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) GB Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 300M USD

Target

IDology

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
IDology, Inc. is a fast-growing provider of real-time technology solutions that verify the identity and age of consumers not present to drive revenue, decrease costs, meet compliance regulations and prevent fraud. IDology is the only provider to offer a self-service model that allows businesses to control the identity verification process of their customers on-demand, without requiring outside assistance or internal IT resources. Founded in 2003, IDology is based in Atlanta, Georgia with research and development operations located throughout the United States.

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Buyer

GB Group

Chester, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,127
Revenue 279M GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

GB Group is a ID management systems provider. GB Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Chester, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 13
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 11
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-09 PCA Predict

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

PCA Predict is a provider of UK and International address validation and data quality services. With over 9,000 customers, PCA Predict is a market leader in international onboarding optimisation and data cleansing. All data services are delivered via the cloud, making it easy for PCA Predict’s customers to integrate its services and provide them with immediate access to the very latest data updates.

Buy £74M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-14 HooYu Investigate

London, United Kingdom

HooYu Investigate is a web-based platform that links UK people, businesses and addresses together in a visual graph that reveals otherwise hidden connections. HooYu Investigate is based in London, United Kingdom.

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