Tracked deals
5
5 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Public Company
Financial Services
TransUnion
Chicago, Illinois, United States
TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible in the modern economy by providing an actionable picture of each person using credit and public record data, data fusion, and regulated information stewardship for businesses and consumers.
- Focus Areas
- Credit reporting & data services, Identity resolution / identity data and analytics, Fraud and risk solutions
- Website
- www.transunion.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
4 buyout · 1 growth capital
TransUnion Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 4 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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March 2, 2026
- Buyer
- TransUnion
- Target
- Trans Union de México, S.A., S.I.C.
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Mexico
- Type
- Buyout
TransUnion has completed its previously announced acquisition of an additional 68% of Trans Union de México, S.A., S.I.C., the consumer credit business of Buró de Crédito. The transaction increases TransUnion’s total ownership to approximately 94%, with TransUnion operating the business under the Buró de Crédito name.
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January 1, 2025
- Buyer
- TransUnion
- Target
- RealNetworks mobile division
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
TransUnion has completed its previously announced acquisition of the mobile division of RealNetworks. The deal is intended to strengthen TransUnion’s communications fraud defenses by expanding voice solutions into messaging and analytics using AI/ML and real-time processing.
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- Buyer
- TransUnion
- Target
- Bud Financial Limited
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Type
- Growth capital
TransUnion has made a strategic investment in Bud Financial Limited (Bud), a UK-based leader in Open Banking and transaction data intelligence, to jointly develop credit, affordability and fraud solutions. The partnership will combine TransUnion's global data and insights infrastructure with Bud's platform to expand Open Banking offerings and support Bud's international growth.
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December 1, 2021
- Buyer
- TransUnion, Golden Gate Capital, GIC
- Target
- Neustar, Neustar Security Services
- Seller
- Private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital, GIC (minority investor in the seller group)
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
TransUnion agreed to acquire Neustar for $3.1 billion in cash to expand its identity-resolution, marketing and fraud capabilities. Neustar's security business was excluded from the sale and has been spun out as Neustar Security Services, now a standalone portfolio company backed by Golden Gate Capital and GIC.
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October 26, 2021
- Buyer
- TransUnion
- Target
- Sontiq
- Seller
- The Wicks Group
- Industry
- Cybersecurity
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Buyout
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.
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1 tracked deal by TransUnion.
Acquisitions in Illinois
1 tracked deal by TransUnion.
Acquisitions in Maryland
1 tracked deal by TransUnion.
Acquisitions in Virginia
1 tracked deal by TransUnion.
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