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Siris Capital Group Acquires Equiniti Group

On May 27, 2021, private equity firm Siris Capital Group acquired financial services company Equiniti Group for 673M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Siris Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Siris Capital Group’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Siris Capital Group’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-27
Target Equiniti Group
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Siris Capital Group
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 673M GBP

Target

Equiniti Group

West Sussex, United Kingdom
Equiniti Group is a UK provider of share registration and associated investor services. Equiniti Group was founded in 2007 and is based in West Sussex, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Siris Capital Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 5.9B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Siris Capital Group is a private equity firm focused on control investments in technology, telecommunications, and healthcare companies. Siris looks to acquire large companies valued from $500 million to $2 billion. The Firm was spun out of hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors in 2011. Siris Capital Group is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 21
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 11 of 11
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2021) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 14
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-02-10 Web.com

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Web.com is a provider of website-building tools, services, and internet solutions. The company offers a comprehensive suite of website design, customer support, and technology platforms tailored to the needs of the small and medium-sized businesses. Additionally,Web.com Group partners with enterprise companies to help these partners build stronger, more profitable relationships with their business customers. Web.com was formed in 1997 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-01 Transaction Network Services

Reston, Virginia, United States

Transaction Network Services is a provider of fast, reliable data communications services for transaction-oriented applications. TNS combines innovation, advanced technology, and industry expertise to provide a range of authorization and communications solutions to support the credit card and ATM transaction processing industry. The Company also provides secure and highly reliable data network services to the telecommunications and securities industries. Transaction Network Services was formed in 1990 and is based in Reston, Virginia.

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