Overview of Transaction

• On February 3, 2020, RELX announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Emailage Corp (“Emailage”), a global provider of fraud prevention and risk management solutions
• Emailage will become a part of the Business Services group of LexisNexis Risk Solutions
• Founded in 2012 and based in the Phoenix metro area with offices across the globe, Emailage helps organizations reduce online fraud by building multi-dimensional profiles associated with customer email addresses to render predictive risk scores
• RELX (LSE:REL) is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, headquartered in London, United Kingdom with offices in about 40 countries

Significance of Transaction

• Emailage expands RELX’s digital identity intelligence and fraud prevention capabilities, providing customers around the world with a more comprehensive view into consumers for predictive risk assessment
• Emailage’s long-standing contributory network database will enhance the LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network®, which analyses an average of 39.9 billion transactions annually to provide organizations with actionable insight into the world’s rapidly changing threat landscape

FT Partners' Role

• FT Partners served as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Emailage
• The transaction is one of the largest in the sector and underscores FT Partners’ successful track record in generating highly favorable outcomes for Fraud & Risk Management companies worldwide