As 2023 wraps up and a new year dawns, acquirers are targets for acquirers. Europe has proven to be fertile ground for deal-making (though other markets beckon too). And while the most recent headlines swirl around Worldline, reportedly in the crosshairs of private equity (PE)...
Worldline’s stock climbed last week amid reports that it could be a takeover target. As Seeking Alpha noted Friday (Nov. 24), the French payments firm rose 5% on the news, which came from the British website Betaville. Sources told that outlet that one of Europe’s largest private equity...
Bullish, a regulated digital assets exchange, has acquired CoinDesk, a media, events and data company serving the global cryptocurrency economy. The move aims to accelerate CoinDesk’s global expansion and growth, the companies said in a Monday (Nov. 20) press release. Bullish plans to inject capital...
Barclays is reportedly considering the acquisition of Tesco’s banking operations. Tesco, a British food retailer, has invited potential buyers to submit non-binding offers for Tesco Bank as part of its efforts to downsize its financial services footprint, Reuters reported Friday (Nov. 17), citing unnamed sources. While Barclays has already...
Canadian payments processor Nuvei is reportedly set to acquire Australian PayTech company Till Payments for 47 million Australian dollars (about $30.5 million). Nuvei’s acquisition of Till Payments comes at a reduced valuation compared to its previous forecast, as seven months ago, Till Payments was valued...
Supply chain solutions provider Blue Yonder closed its previously announced acquisition of Doddle, a technology business focused on first- and last-mile logistics. With the acquisition, Blue Yonder will add new capabilities to its logistics suite designed to enhance end-to-end supply chains, the company said in...
Software investment firm Thoma Bravo has completed its previously announced acquisition of NextGen Healthcare, a provider of cloud-based healthcare technology solutions. The acquisition, valued at $1.8 billion, aims to accelerate the delivery of transformational solutions to the ambulatory healthcare marketplace, Thoma Bravo said in a Friday (Nov. 10) press...
Financial operations platform BILL is dismissing reports that it wants to buy Melio Payments. “Although BILL’s general policy is not to comment on market rumors or media speculation, BILL is not pursuing any such acquisition at this time,” the company said in a news release...
Grocery delivery company Getir has acquired online grocery company FreshDirect to grow in the United States. Getir, which operates in five countries, is acquiring FreshDirect from Ahold Delhaize, a grocery retail group on the East Coast, and the deal is expected to close by the...
