M&A Deal Summary

Witt O Brien s Acquires GlobalOptions Group - Preparedness Services

On July 19, 2010, Witt O Brien s acquired business services company GlobalOptions Group - Preparedness Services from GlobalOptions Group for 22M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Witt O Brien s’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Witt O Brien s’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Witt O Brien s’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Witt O Brien s’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-07-19
Target GlobalOptions Group - Preparedness Services
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Witt O Brien s
Sellers(s) GlobalOptions Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 22M USD

Target

GlobalOptions Group - Preparedness Services

New York, New York, United States
GlobalOptions Group, Inc. - Preparedness Services is a provider of domestic and international risk management services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Witt O Brien s

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Witt O'Brien's is a risk management with the depth of experience and capability to provide services through the disaster and crisis life cycle.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 O Brien s Response Management

Brea, California, United States

O'Brien's Response Management, Inc. is a provider of emergency preparedness and regulatory compliance consulting service.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GlobalOptions Group

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Business Services
Employees2
DESCRIPTION

GlobalOptions Group, Inc. is a provider of risk mitigation and management services, including forensic DNA analysis, proprietary DNA collection products, and related research services to law enforcement agencies, federal and state governments, crime laboratories and disaster management organizations.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (New York) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2010) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-07-11 Bode Technology Group

Lorton, Virginia, United States

Bode Technology Group, Inc. is a provider of forensic DNA analysis, DNA collection products, and research services to law enforcement agencies, Federal and state governments, crime laboratories, and disaster management organizations in the United States and internationally.

Buy $13M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-21 GlobalOptions Group - Fraud and Special Investigations Unit

New York, New York, United States

GlobalOptions Group, Inc. - Fraud and Special Investigations Unit provides workers’ compensation fraud and investigation services for large companies, insurers and third-party administrators.

Sell $8M
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