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