M&A Deal Summary

RELX Group Acquires Accuity

On September 26, 2011, RELX Group acquired information technology company Accuity from Investcorp for 343M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is RELX Group’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is RELX Group’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is RELX Group’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is RELX Group’s 2nd transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-09-26
Target Accuity
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) RELX Group
Sellers(s) Investcorp
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 343M GBP
Advisor(s) Portico Capital Securities (Financial)

Target

Accuity

Skokie, Illinois, United States
Accuity, Inc. is a provider of global payment routing data, AML screening data and software and professional services that allow organizations, across multiple industries, to maximize efficiency and facilitate compliance of their transactions. Accuity maintains authoritative and comprehensive databases globally with a reputation built on the accuracy and quality of our data, products and services. For more than 150 years, Accuity’s worldwide clients, located in over 150 countries, have included C-level executives, managers and technology professionals. The solutions and services Accuity provides are packaged in multiple formats to serve their diverse needs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

RELX Group

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1903
Sector Information Technology
Employees36,000
Revenue 9.2B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

RELX Group is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. The group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. Company leverage a deep understanding of our customers to create innovative solutions which combine content and data with analytics and technology in global platforms. It employs approximately 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. RELX was founded in 1903 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 16
Sector (Information Technology) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 12
State (Illinois) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 9 of 12
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-26 ComputerWeekly.com

Sutton, United Kingdom

ComputerWeekly.com Ltd. is an independent provider of information services for senior IT decision-making professionals online.

Sell $2M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-04 Totaljobs Group

London, United Kingdom

Totaljobs Group Ltd. is an online recruitment business. A place that helps 60,000 people find a job every month.

Sell £110M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Investcorp

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 53.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Investcorp is a global investment group focused on a variety of investment disciplines. Practice areas include private equity in North America and Western Europe, hedge funds, US real estate, technology investments, and Middle Eastern private equity. Within North America/Europe private equity, Investcorp targets market leaders with proven track records. It looks to invest $15 to $50 million in companies with revenues of $10 to $250 million. Investcorp's technology group sponsors growth-oriented control investments in the tech sector. Investcorp's Middle East practice focuses on buyout/build opportunities in North Africa and the Gulf Region. Target sectors include services, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy. Investcorp was formed in 1982 and is based in Manama, Bahrain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 106
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 27 of 46
State (Illinois) 3 of 6
Country (United States) 33 of 62
Year (2011) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 16 of 43
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-20 Sur La Table

Brownsburg, Indiana, United States

Sur La Table is a multi-channel chain retailer offering a broad selection of premium quality goods for the kitchen and table. Sur La Table was founded in 1972 and is based in Brownsburg, Indiana.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-31 InnerWireless

Richardson, Texas, United States

InnerWireless, Inc. enables seamless wireless coverage inside large commercial, healthcare and government buildings through a unified broadband distribution platform and provides a real-time location system (RTLS) that provides wireless, high-assurance location tracking over RFID for hospital and corporate assets. InnerWireless' scalable RF platform is engineered to support a full range of wireless services and is future ready so enterprises can add new wireless technologies without disruption.

Sell -
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