M&A Deal Summary

Xansa Acquires OSI Group

On June 21, 1999, Xansa acquired information technology company OSI Group from ECI Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Xansa’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Xansa’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-06-21
Target OSI Group
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Xansa
Sellers(s) ECI Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

OSI Group

United Kingdom
OSI Group Ltd. is a provider of IT consultancy services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Xansa

Reading, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Xansa Plc is a provider of IT services in UK.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Information Technology M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 1999 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

ECI Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 2.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ECI Partners is a private equity firm focused on the smaller middle-market company that invests in growing businesses valued up to £300m. ECI looks for UK businesses or businesses with a substantial presence in the UK. Funds are generally used to support expansion, acquisitions, management buyouts, buy-ins, turnarounds, and refinancing. Target sectors include IT services, support services, Insurance, and SME services. ECI will not invest in early-stage companies. ECI Partners was formed in 1976 and has offices in London, Manchester, and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 76
Sector: Information Technology M&A 4 of 13
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 39
Country: United Kingdom M&A 14 of 70
Year: 1999 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-05-01 NCC Group

Manchester, United Kingdom

NCC Group is an information assurance specialist, passionate about changing the shape of the Internet and making it a safer place. Through an unrivalled range of services, it provides organisations with freedom from doubt that their most important assets are protected and operating as they should be at all times. NCC Group was founded in 1999 and is based in Manchester, England.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-06 Hoseasons Group

Suffolk, United Kingdom

Hoseasons Group Ltd. is an independent self-catering holiday agency in the UK, offering country cottages, holiday lodges and parks, and boating holidays throughout the UK and Ireland. It also offers a growing range of self-catering products to customers wishing to take holidays in Europe.

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