Computershare Limited, a financial services provider for the global securities industry based in Australia, announced on March 16 that it has agreed to acquire El Segundo, Calif.-based Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC, a claims and noticing agent that provides administrative support services and technology solutions to companies undergoing a corporate restructuring or Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

Pending regulatory approval, Kurtzman Carson will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Computershare. Following the acquisition, Computershare will gain production facilities in Los Angeles and Memphis and will expand the company’s market in such areas as bankruptcy, proxy, class actions, and escrow.