infoUSA, Inc.


Closed Transaction - Business Services


“Through the acquisition of Opinion Research, infoUSA will increase its access to the government market while simultaneously providing additional services for our corporate clients. The completion of this transaction is an important step forward in our strategic growth plan, and it will create value for all infoUSA shareholders.”

Vinod Gupta
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
infoUSA, Inc.


“The acquisition of Opinion Research enables infoUSA to increase its presence within the public sector, while gaining significant market research expertise and creating substantial cross-selling opportunities.”

Eric Andreozzi
Managing Director
McColl Partners, LLC

 

Deal Summary

McColl Partners, LLC served as financial advisor to infoUSA, Inc. (NASDAQ:IUSA) (“infoUSA”) in its acquisition of Opinion Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCI)
(“Opinion Research”) for approximately $134 million. Opinion Research is a
recognized leader in providing market research services to government and
corporate clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. McColl Partners also rendered
a fairness opinion in connection with the transaction. Eric Andreozzi and Brad Winer
led McColl Partners’ execution of this transaction and were supported by Matt Preece and Aarti Maheshwari.

About infoUSA, Inc.
infoUSA is the leading provider of business and consumer information products, database marketing services, data processing services, and sales and marketing solutions. infoUSA’s comprehensive and proprietary database is comprised of
250 million consumers and 14 million businesses. The infoUSA database powers the directory services of the top Internet traffic-generating sites. Nearly 3 million customers use infoUSA's products and services to find new customers, grow sales,
and for other direct marketing, telemarketing, customer analysis, and credit reference purposes.

About McColl Partners, LLC
McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies. With significant experience working with public companies, private equity groups, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, and divisions of larger companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments.

To learn more about our expertise in the business services industry, please call
Eric Andreozzi or Brian Davis at 704-333-0525. More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.

 
   
 
   
 
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