Key Developments: Experian PLC (EXPN.L)
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Experian plc Announces Acquisition Of Altovision Inc.
Experian plc announced that it has acquired Altovision Inc., an email marketing company in Japan. Founded in 2000, Altovision provides email distribution, marketing consulting (including business-to-business marketing), creative design and technical support to over 200 medium and large-sized clients in segments such as telecommunications, financial services, retail and healthcare. Altovision will form part of Experian's Marketing Services activities in EMEA/Asia Pacific. Altovision was acquired from a founding shareholder, senior employees and ngi group, inc. The acquisition has been funded from Experian's existing cash resources. Financial terms were not disclosed. Full Article
Symantec Corporation And Experian plc's Two-Factor Credentialing Solution Selected By Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Symantec Corporation and Experian plc announced that the two-factor credentialing solution jointly developed by the companies was selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide Enterprise Remote Identity Proofing (ERIP) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Credential Services in support of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA). The Experian and Symantec solution will play a critical role in a $78 million contract that was awarded to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) providing CMS with an offering that helps them solve key challenges that arise in serving the uninsured population. Full Article
Experian plc Announces Acquisition Of Court Ventures Inc
Experian plc announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Court Ventures Inc., an aggregator of electronically available public records data in the United States. Gross assets as at December 31, 2011 were USD1 million. Court Ventures was acquired from its founding shareholder and will form part of Experian's Credit Services activities in North America. The acquisition will be funded from Experian's existing cash resources. Full Article
Experian plc Appoints Chief Financial Officer
Experian plc announced the appointment of Mr. Brian Cassin as Chief Financial Officer and as Executive Director of the Company, with effect from April 30, 2012. Full Article
Experian plc Announces Acquisition Of Garlik Limited
Experian plc announced that it has acquired Garlik Limited, a provider of web monitoring services based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2005, Garlik helps consumers to protect themselves from the risks of identity theft and financial fraud. The acquisition will form part of Experian's Interactive business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Full Article
Experian plc Announces Acquisition Of 192business Limited
Experian plc announced that it has agreed to acquire 192business Limited, subject to approval by the Office of Fair Trading. 192business is a provider of online identity verification services based in the United Kingdom. 192business will be acquired from its founding shareholder, senior employees and private investors. The acquisition will be funded from Experian's existing cash resources. Financial terms were not disclosed. Full Article
Experian plc Announces First Interim Dividend
Experian plc announced that the Company has announced a first interim dividend of USD0.1025 per share, up 14%. The first interim dividend will be paid on January 27, 2012 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on December 30, 2011. Full Article
Experian plc Announces Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Computec
Experian plc announced that further to the announcement on May 3, 2011, Experian has completed the acquisition of a 98% holding in Computec S.A. for the equivalent of USD380 million. Computec is a Latin American credit services information provider based in Colombia. Full Article
Experian plc To Acquire LM Group Ltd
Experian plc announced that it has acquired LM Group Ltd, provider of commercial credit information to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. LM Group was acquired from its founding shareholders and senior employees and will form part of Experian's Credit Services activities in the UK. The acquisition has been funded from Experian's existing cash resources. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Full Article
Experian plc Announces Acquisition Of Virid Interatividade Digital Ltda
Experian plc announced that it has acquired Virid Interatividade Digital Ltda (Virid), a permission-based email marketing company in Brazil. Founded in 1996, Virid is Brazil's email marketing service provider, offering email delivery, email based behavioural segmentation, real-time campaign reporting, mobile delivery and social media integration. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Full Article
Women edge out men in handling credit: Experian
- When it comes to managing credit, American women have a slight edge over men, according to a study of credit reports by the credit report agency Experian Plc.
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