M&A Deal Summary

Serco Group Acquires Excelior

On November 1, 2011, Serco Group acquired staffing company Excelior from Skilled Group for 13M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Serco Group’s 1st transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Serco Group’s 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Serco Group’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-11-01
Target Excelior
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Serco Group
Sellers(s) Skilled Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 13M USD

Target

Excelior

Australia
Excelior is Australia’s prime provider of customer contact optimisation solutions to public and private sector organisations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Serco Group

Hook, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1929
Sector Business Services
Employees50,000
Revenue 4.9B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Serco provides world class business process outsourcing for customers it manages front, middle and back office programs. Our key service areas include customer interaction centres, direct marketing, loyalty and fulfilment programs, training design and delivery, customer relationship management software solutions and consultancy services. Serco Group was founded in 1929 and is based in Hook, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Australia) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-30 SI International

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

SI International provided IT services, outsourcing, consulting, applications development and performance support to federal government agencies, especially in the areas of defense and intelligence.

Buy $524M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-27 Serco - Transport Solutions Business

United Kingdom

Serco’s Transport Solutions business has specialized in the development and supply of complex traffic management systems for the monitoring and control of urban and intra-urban road networks, encompassing integrated traffic and incident management, decision support, bus tracking and passenger information through integrated user interfaces.

Sell £44M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Skilled Group

Hawthorn, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1964
Sector Staffing
Revenue 1.9B AUD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

SKILLED Group is a provider of workforce solutions in Australia, employing over 50,000 skilled Australians a year. The company is a well-established and trusted brand whose reach extends across the Australian economy, into all states and territories as well as all major sectors of the economy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Staffing) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-01 Sem Fire And Rescue Pty.

Wendouree, Australia

SEM Fire and Rescue is Australia’s largest manufacturer of quality emergency services vehicles. SEM Fire and Rescue specialises in the design, manufacture and service of special purpose vehicles for the Australian and export markets.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-30 Tradeforce

Auckland,, New Zealand

Tradeforce (NZ), Ltd. engages in supplying personnel to various sectors of industry for temporary and permanent assignments.

Sell NZ$3M