TransUnion Acquires Neustar; Neustar Security Services Spins Out Backed by Golden Gate Capital and GIC

TransUnion to Acquire Verisk Financial Services for $515 Million

February 24, 2022

Data & Analytics

TransUnion signed a definitive agreement to acquire Verisk Financial Services, Verisk’s financial services business unit, for $515 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in Q2 2022, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. TransUnion expects the deal to expand its “full wallet view” data and analytics, strengthen fraud prevention and risk management capabilities, and accelerate modernization of Verisk Financial’s products using TransUnion’s PRAMA Analytics Platform.

TransUnion Acquires Sontiq for $638M

October 26, 2021

Cybersecurity

TransUnion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sontiq, a consumer identity protection company headquartered in Nottingham, Maryland, for $638 million. The deal (from portfolio owner The Wicks Group) expands TransUnion’s consumer identity and cyber protection offerings—Sontiq generated about $85 million of revenue in 2021 with an ~40% adjusted EBITDA margin and was acquired at ~19x FY2021 adjusted EBITDA; the transaction was expected to close in Q4 2021.

nThrive (Clearlake-backed) Acquires TransUnion Healthcare

December 17, 2021

Healthcare Services

Clearlake Capital-backed nThrive has completed the acquisition of TransUnion Healthcare, the healthcare data and analytics business of TransUnion. The deal combines TransUnion Healthcare's front-end data and insurance discovery capabilities with nThrive's end-to-end revenue cycle management (RCM) SaaS platform to create an integrated RCM offering for providers and payors.

Splunk Acquires TruSTAR

May 18, 2021

Cybersecurity

Splunk Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TruSTAR, a San Francisco–based cloud-native threat intelligence and data-centric security platform. The acquisition will expand Splunk's cloud security capabilities by integrating TruSTAR's threat intelligence normalization and enrichment into Splunk's Data-to-Everything platform to accelerate detection, automation and response.

TransUnion to Acquire RealNetworks’ Mobile Division

January 1, 2025

Cybersecurity

TransUnion has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RealNetworks’ mobile division to expand its Trusted Voice and Messaging fraud defense capabilities. The deal will bring RealNetworks’ KONTXT messaging platform and mobile telecom integration experience to TransUnion’s Communications Solutions portfolio, with the transaction expected to close in the first half of 2026.

Westerwood Global Acquires NSTAR Global Services

February 1, 2023

Industrial Services

Westerwood Global acquired NSTAR Global Services effective February 1, 2023. The acquisition combines Westerwood's managed workforce solutions with NSTAR's asset relocation, facility and equipment services to create a broader asset lifecycle management and workforce solutions provider for the semiconductor and high-technology manufacturing industries.