Credit reporting giant TransUnion LLC (NYSE: TRU) is acquiring most of Neustar, the companies announced Monday.
Neustar’s private equity owners, led by Golden Gate Capital, have agreed to sell the marketing, fraud and communications businesses of the company to Chicago-based TransUnion for $3.1 billion in cash, according to the announcement. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
The transaction does not include Neustar’s cybersecurity business, which will be dubbed…