M&A transactions in ARM industry (webnotes)

2006

• Collection bureau secures $60M, plans 1,100 hires in 18 months

• Michael Barrist to purchase NCO Group with One Equity Partners represents the largest deal in industry history – valued at over $1 billion.
  
• West Corporation, owner of West Asset Management, of a $4.1 billion recapitalization by private equity firms Thomas H. Lee Partners and Quadrangle Group.
• UK-based Cabot Financial's sale to Nikko Principal Investments for $478 million
• the sale of Baycorp Advantage's Australia-based collection division, Baycorp Advantage Collection Services, to Australia-based private equity firm Allco Equity Partners and Deutsche Bank Capital Partners, for $74 million.
• Collection agency has a strategic alliance with a BPO firm (NARS and ARM join hands)
• First Analysis, a large Research-focused investment firm have half a billion investments in niche companies and infact they recently acquired one of which is Collect America (NFS-alike).
  

Deals summary:

Collecto Moves To Expand By Acquiring ACA Healthcare Management Services

Titan Business Solutions Acquired By Johnson, Morgan & White

Intrum Justitia Acquires Two French Agencies

Bad Debt Buyer Calvary Investments Retains Salomon Smith Barney

NCML Limited Acquires CCS Hunter & Stewart

New Consolidator Patriot Financial Group Acquires Three Collection Agencies

The Revenue Maximization Group Acquired By NCO Group for $15.9 Million

Credit Smart Group Acquired By Repcol

Canada's Nova Collection Services Acquired By AllianceOne

Great Lakes Collection Bureau Acquired By NCO Group

Scottish Agency Stirling Park Acquired By Intrum Justitia For $13 Million

Carma Financial Services Sells Its Consumer Collection Agency Business

Baycorp Advantage Buys Out Remaining Share Of Alliance Group Holdings

Credit Corp Group Acquires Three Companies

Big Shakeout In Bad Debt Internet Auction Sites

Intrum Justitia Acquires Spanish Agency From Equifax

General Revenue Corp Added To Sallie Mae's Agency Acquisition Strategy

Challenger Financial Services Acquired By Thornton Capital Advisors

Pioneer Credit Recovery Acquired By Sallie Mae

Nordan Inkasso Acquired By Aktiv Kapital

Regency TMC Worldwide Acquired By Aktiv Kapital

Recovery Bureau of America Acquired By Canada's Allied Global Holdings