M&A Deal Summary

Peninsula Business Services Acquires Wolters Kluwer NV - U.K. Publishing Assets

On July 28, 2017, Peninsula Business Services acquired software company Wolters Kluwer NV - U.K. Publishing Assets from Wolters Kluwer for 13M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Peninsula Business Services’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Peninsula Business Services’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Peninsula Business Services’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-07-28
Target Wolters Kluwer NV - U.K. Publishing Assets
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Peninsula Business Services
Sellers(s) Wolters Kluwer
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 13M EUR

Target

Wolters Kluwer NV - U.K. Publishing Assets

United Kingdom
Wolters Kluwer NV - U.K. Publishing Assets include information services for HR, health & safety, and compliance professionals and online and print publications for accountants and tax consultants.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Peninsula Business Services

Manchester, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Peninsula Business Services is a provider of employment law, HR and Health & Safety consultancy services in the UK. Company offers employment law services, including documentation/terms, employment law, health and safety, HR, and tribunal representation.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wolters Kluwer

Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1836
Sector Information Services
Employees21,127
Revenue 5.6B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Wolters Kluwer is a global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer was founded in 1836 and is based in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 15
Sector (Software) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 14
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2017) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-01 Alpega

Diegem, Belgium

Alpega is a global logistics Software Company that offers end-to-end solutions that cover all transport needs, including Transport Management Services (TMS) and Freight Exchanges. The Transport Management Systems (TMS) software solutions, inet, Transwide, and TAS, connect companies to a broad network of logistics providers and digitize their complex supply chain management. The systems provide live visibility over incoming and outgoing logistics and seamlessly link truck drivers and logistics providers with shippers. Alpega is based in Diegem, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-01 Adsolut NV

Diepenbeek, Belgium

Adsolut NV is a fast-growing provider of collaborative tax and accounting solutions for tax advisors and their clients in Belgium. The company offers an integrated, modular software suite, that enables online collaboration between accountants and their small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) clients. The solution supports a range of functions from bookkeeping and accounting to practice management, enterprise resource planning, reporting and analytics.

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