Experian’s “Full Brazilian” (Financial Times Headline 23/10/2012) saw shares rise to £10.87, before easing back to £10.71 in line with the FTSE in early trading this morning. The deal which saw Experian pay $1.5bn for the remaining 30% (29.6% in reality as 0.4% reportedly remains “trapped” inside a company in the process of restructuring) was generally seen as a good deal for Experian, particularly as waiting longer could have seen the banks who owned the shares exercising a more expensive put option at a later date. The deal bought the total that Experian has paid for Serasa to $2.8bn, having acquired a 70% stake in 2007 for $1.3bn.
For Experian the timing of the move was perfect, coming 5 days after the announcement that legislation had been passed to allow the use of positive consumer credit data in Brazil. For the Banks who sold the 29.6%, they have seen the value of their stake increase from $0.35bn. An increase of almost $1bn since Experian’s initial acquisition of 70% in 2007, benefiting from the expertise and knowledge that Experian brought to the business and the growth in the consumer credit market in Brazil.
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Courtesy Phil Cotter, BIIA Board Member and Contributing Editor
