Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kount Inc. from CVC Capital Growth Investors LP, a fund managed by CVC Capital Partners Limited and others for $640 million on January 8, 2021. Kount employees will join the Equifax's United States Information Solutions business unit and will continue to be based in Boise, Idaho. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory review, and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. Barclays acted as exclusive financial advisor and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP acted as legal advisor to Kount. King & Spalding LLP acted as legal advisor to Equifax Inc.