M&A Deal Summary

TransUnion Acquires Sontiq

On October 26, 2021, TransUnion acquired information technology company Sontiq from Wicks Group for 638M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TransUnion’s 10th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is TransUnion’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TransUnion’s 15th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TransUnion’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-10-26
Target Sontiq
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) TransUnion
Sellers(s) Wicks Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 638M USD

Target

Sontiq

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Sontiq is a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Sontiq’s brands, EZShield and IdentityForce, provide a full range of identity monitoring, restoration, and response products and services that empower customers to be less vulnerable to the financial and emotional consequences of identity theft and cybercrimes. Sontiq is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TransUnion

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1968
Sector Information Services
Employees13,000
Revenue 3.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
TransUnion's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
TransUnion's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

TransUnion is a global provider of information and risk management solutions. TransUnion provides these solutions to businesses across multiple industries and to individual consumers. TransUnion technology and services enable businesses to make informed credit granting, risk management, underwriting, fraud protection and customer acquisition decisions by delivering data that's integrated with analytics and decisioning capabilities. TransUnion was founded in 1968 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 19
Sector (Information Technology) 10 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 17
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 15 of 16
Year (2021) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-26 TransUnion Healthcare

Chicago, Illinois, United States

TransUnion Healthcare helps over 1,850 hospitals and 650,000 physicians collectively. TransUnion Healthcare's Revenue Protection® solutions leverage comprehensive data, accurate insights and industry expertise to engage patients early, ensure earned revenue gets paid and optimize payment strategies. TransUnion Healthcare is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-22 Verisk Financial Services

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Verisk Financial is relied upon by financial institutions, payments providers, and retailers worldwide for competitive studies, predictive analytics, models, and advisory services to provide a clear perspective on where their business stands today and how to best position them for success in the future. The company consists of Argus, G2, LCI, Fintellix, Commerce Signals, Verisk Financial Research, and MarketView business entities that are relied upon by financial institutions, payments providers, and retailers worldwide.

Buy $515M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wicks Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Wicks Group is a private equity firm focused on selected segments of the communications, information and media industries. Wicks targets privately held or non-core divisions of large corporations with high-margins, limited competitive environment, and strong cash flow potential. Specific areas of interest include special interest publishing (trade magazines, workplace training, reference publishing, consumer magazines), business information services, (market information, specialized databases, consumer research), television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, newspapers, cable television, and outdoor advertising. The Wicks Group was formed in 1989 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 26
Sector (Information Technology) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 13
State (Massachusetts) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 25 of 26
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-01 SCI Solutions

Seattle, Washington, United States

SCI Solutions, Inc. improves the health of the health system by operating the industry’s largest EHR-agnostic care coordination marketplace, enabling patients, health plans, referring providers and rendering provider facilities to securely navigate, communicate and transact digitally in more than 400 geographic markets. With its digital engagement solutions, SCI enables health enterprises to offer a consumer-friendly digital front door, giving patients and their providers improved choice and convenience.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-20 Manifest

New York, New York, United States

Manifest is an agency that connects experience design, emerging technology, and content to create innovative and compelling customer experiences for brands. Manifest is based in New York City.

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