Equiniti Limited
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Equiniti Limited - overview
Established
2007
Location
London, -, UK
Primary Industry
Financial Services
About
Based in London, UK, and founded in 2007, Equiniti Limited operates as an outsourcing business focused on financial and administration services, providing technology and solutions for regulated data and payments to serve the blue-chip enterprises and public sector organizations. The company supports GBP 90 billion in transactions each year and looks after 1. 1 million share plans thereby supporting in 120 countries. In May 2021, Siris Capital agreed to acquire Equiniti Group PLC for approximately GBP 673 million in cash or GBP 1.
8 per share. The company is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol EQN. As of 2021, the company staffs over 5,000 employees. In May 2026, Bullish (GI) Limited agreed to acquire Equiniti Limited for USD 4.
2 billion. Equiniti Limited delivers services through four segments, which are EQ Digital, EQ Boardroom, EQ US, and EQ Paymaster. EQ Digital segment comprises customer management, data, global payments, credit services, know your customers and more. EQ Boardroom segment offers shareholder management, company secretarial services, employee share plans, initial public offerings, corporate actions, and others.
EQ US segment provides solutions to shareholder management in the US. EQ Paymaster segment offers services, such as pension scheme management, wealth, life and pension administration, and reward and benefits. In addition, the company also offers EQ Invest through its Shareview platform and EQi, a value trading platform. Equiniti Limited plans to use its proceeds from acquisition to accelerate its existing business growth through cross-selling from the UK into the US.
Current Investors
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC/Equiniti Group PLC
Primary Industry
Financial Services
Sub Industries
Accounting Services, Consumer Finance
Website
www.equiniti.com
Verticals
FinTech
Company Stage
Merged
Total Amount Raised
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Equiniti Limited - timeline of key events
Equiniti Limited - financials
| Fiscal Year Ended | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (USD) | 282,129,000 | 266,544,000 | 274,700,000 | 292,300,000 | 369,000,000 | 382,600,000 | 406,100,000 | 530,900,000 | 555,700,000 | 471,800,000 | - | - | - |
| % Revenue Growth (YoY) | - | (5.5%) | 3.1% | 6.4% | 26.2% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 30.7% | 4.7% | (15.1%) | - | - | - |
| EBITDA (USD) | 76,845,000 | 69,334,000 | 51,300,000 | 62,300,000 | 53,400,000 | 87,400,000 | 88,000,000 | 386,800,000 | 130,500,000 | 62,900,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Income (USD) | 39,971,000 | 31,440,000 | 14,800,000 | 21,600,000 | 10,200,000 | 40,700,000 | 37,300,000 | 39,900,000 | 55,900,000 | 5,800,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 14.2% | 11.8% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2.8% | 10.6% | 9.2% | 7.5% | 10.1% | 1.2% | - | - | - |
| % EBITDA Margin | 27.2% | 26.0% | 18.7% | 21.3% | 14.5% | 22.8% | 21.7% | 72.9% | 23.5% | 13.3% | - | - | - |
| NET Income (USD) | (28,808,000) | (18,421,000) | (53,700,000) | (37,000,000) | (45,800,000) | 33,400,000 | 15,600,000 | 20,700,000 | 32,400,000 | (1,100,000) | - | - | - |
| % Net Margin | (10.2%) | (6.9%) | (19.5%) | (12.7%) | (12.4%) | 8.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 5.8% | (0.2%) | - | - | - |
Equiniti Limited - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add-on, Trade Sale | Completed | Notified | - | ||||||||
| Merger | Completed | American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, Equiniti Limited | - | ||||||||
| Public to Private | Completed | Equiniti Limited | - | ||||||||
| Add-on | Completed | Business HR Solutions (Consultancy) Ltd. | - | ||||||||
| Private Placement/Follow on | Completed | Equiniti Limited | - |
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