Public Company Financial Services

NerdWallet

San Francisco, California, United States

NerdWallet is on a mission to help provide clarity for consumers and SMBs so they can make financial decisions with confidence, offering guidance and comparison marketplaces.

Focus Areas
Personal finance guidance, Consumer financial marketplaces, SMB lending marketplace
Website
nerdwallet.com

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2020-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 1 divestiture

NerdWallet Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for NerdWallet. 1 2020 1 2022 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    NerdWallet, Inc.
    Target
    College Finance Company LLC
    Seller
    Candidly
    Industry
    Data & Analytics

    NerdWallet, Inc. acquired College Finance Company LLC, a private student loan marketplace operated as a subsidiary of Candidly. Mesirow served as Candidly’s exclusive financial advisor on the transaction.

  • Buyer
    NerdWallet, Inc.
    Target
    On the Barrelhead, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    NerdWallet, Inc. acquired On the Barrelhead, Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $120 million (approximately $70 million cash and $50 million in NerdWallet Class A common stock). On the Barrelhead will be fully integrated into NerdWallet to accelerate the company's data and technology capabilities for improved, personalized credit product recommendations for consumers and SMBs.

  • October 30, 2020
    Buyer
    NerdWallet
    Target
    Fundera
    Type
    Buyout

    NerdWallet has acquired Fundera, a New York–based online marketplace that connects small and medium-sized businesses with lenders and other financial products. Fundera will become a NerdWallet subsidiary and its team will join NerdWallet as the company expands its offerings into the SMB lending and small-business financial guidance market.

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