M&A Deal Summary

Landmark Information Group Acquires OneSearch Direct

On December 19, 2019, Landmark Information Group acquired business services company OneSearch Direct from Souter Investments Limited

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Landmark Information Group’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Landmark Information Group’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-12-19
Target OneSearch Direct
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Landmark Information Group
Sellers(s) Souter Investments Limited
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Dickson Minto (Legal)

Target

OneSearch Direct

Glasgow, United Kingdom
OneSearch Direct Ltd. is a provider of property information and conveyancing solutions to solicitors and other customers throughout England and Wales. OneSearch offer a one-stop-shop solution where solicitors, estate agents, and other interested parties can order a wide range of searches for transactions in England and Wales through a fast, accurate, simple-to-use web ordering facility.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Landmark Information Group

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Landmark Information Group is a provider of land and property search information, including digital mapping, environmental risk reports, and sophisticated property management tools to all property professionals such as Architects, Surveyors, Lenders, Environmental Consultants and Estate Agents.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Souter Investments is a family office focused on private equity investing throughout the UK. The Firm looks to commit £2 to £30 million to support a variety of transaction situations including buyouts, growth capital financings, corporate divestitures, and balance sheet restructurings. Broad areas of interest include transportation, luxury goods, financial services, healthcare, and business services. Souter Investments was established in 2008 and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 12
Sector: Business Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 10
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-10 Stone Group

Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Stone Group is a provider of Circular IT solutions for education institutions, as well as public and private sector organizations. Stone Group was founded in 1991 and is based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-05 Sapphire Systems

London, United Kingdom

Sapphire Systems is a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial management solutions (FMS). Sapphire Systems was founded in 1993 and is based in London, England.

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