M&A Deal Summary

Rent-A-Center Acquires Brigit

On December 12, 2024, Rent-A-Center acquired financial services company Brigit for 460M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rent-A-Center’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Rent-A-Center’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Rent-A-Center’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rent-A-Center’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-12-12
Target Brigit
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Rent-A-Center
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 460M USD
Advisor(s) Financial Technology Partners - FT Partners (Financial)
Cooley
Morgan Lewis (Legal)

Target

Brigit

New York, New York, United States
Brigit is a holistic financial health app that has helped millions of Americans budget better, get their earned wages early, build their credit through savings, protect themselves from identity theft, and find ways to earn and save money. Brigit was founded in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rent-A-Center

Plano, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Retail
Employees12,970
Revenue 4.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Rent-A-Center's corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.
Entrance to Rent-A-Center's corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Rent-A-Center is focused on improving the quality of life for its customers by providing them the opportunity to obtain ownership of high-quality, durable products such as consumer electronics, appliances, computers, furniture and accessories, under flexible rental purchase agreements with no long-term obligation. The Company owns and operates approximately 2,400 stores in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico, and approximately 1,250 Acceptance Now kiosk locations in the United States and Puerto Rico. Rent-A-Center Franchising International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchiser of approximately 250 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade names of “Rent-A-Center,” “ColorTyme,” and “RimTyme.” Rent-A-Center was founded in 1960 and is based in Plano, Texas


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2024) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Sandy, Utah, United States

Acima Credit is a provider of financial services. Acima Credit's technology and alternative data sources to identify creditworthy consumers – regardless of their traditional credit scores. Acima Credit was founded in 2013 and is based in Sandy, Utah.

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