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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ADP) acquires Asparity Decision Solutions, Inc.

 

September 15, 2011

Financial Overview:

 

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MWS Highlights:
  • This deal gives ADP the ability to offer its clients advanced web-based decision support technology as well as behavioral data analytics, strengthening its Human Capital Management (HCM) and benefits administration offering.
  • ADP plans to integrate Asparity into its benefits portfolio and the acquisition will serve to augment ADP's recently introduced Strategic Advisory Services group that works with clients to provide them with business intelligence and analysis of the ever-changing benefits administration space.
  • The acquisition of Asparity follows ADP's August 2010 acquisition of Workscape, Inc., which provides performance management, compensation planning, and outsourced benefits administration services and represents ADP's continued expansion into the HCM arena.
  • The deal follows a larger trend in which payroll service bureaus like ADP and Paychex are growing their insurance resale business. This provides ADP with a stronger value added platform for selling insurance.

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