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Experian

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Experian (formerly known as CCN Systems) is a free credit reporting service and is considered one of the big three US credit agencies along with Equifax and TransUnion.

Experian was originally started in Nottingham, England and is now publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange.

Milestones

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  Experian acquired SearchAmerica for $90M. (12/10/08)
  Posted 8/12/09 at 8:51am
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  Experian acquired Hitwise for $240M. (4/19/07)
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:15pm
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  Experian acquired ClarityBlue for £85M. (1/26/06)
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:23pm
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  Experian acquired PriceGrabber. (12/14/05)
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:17pm
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  Experian acquired LowerMyBills for $330M. (5/5/05)
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:26pm
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  Experian acquired CheetahMail. (3/4/04)
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:14pm
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  Experian added Paul Brooks as Global Chief Financial Officer.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added Fabiola Arredondo as Non-Executive Director.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added Laurence Danon as Non-Executive Director.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added Don Robert as Chief Executive Officer.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added John Peace as Chairman.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added Alan Edgett as Director of Strategy & Innovation.
  Posted 2/12/08 at 3:03pm
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  Experian added Roger Davis as Non-Executive Director.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added Sean FitzPatrick as Non-Executive Director.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added Alan Jebson as Non-Executive Director.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm
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  Experian added Sir Alan Rudge as Non-Executive Director.
  Posted 3/4/08 at 12:32pm

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Above: Experian Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 5/20/09

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Sources

1. Acquisition of SearchAmerica (experianplc.com) [edit]
2. Acquisition of Hitwise (experiangroup.com) [edit]
3. Acquisition of ClarityBlue by Experian (experiangroup.com) [edit]
4. Experian Acquires PriceGrabber.com (prnewswire.com) [edit]
5. Acquisition of LowerMyBills.com by Experian for $330m plus earn-out (experiangroup.com) [edit]
6. Experian Buys CheetahMail, Aims to Boost DM Services (dmnews.com) [edit]