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Ecommerce Firm Thrasio’s Collapse Leads to Private Equity Fight
Investments // September 08, 2024

The collapse of eCommerce startup Thrasio has reportedly triggered a fight between its former private equity backers. Oaktree Capital Management has written a letter to private equity (PE) firms Silver Lake and Advent criticizing them for their oversight of Thrasio, the Financial Times (FT) reported...

Will Bumper Crop of IPOs Take Cue From Busted FinTech Offerings?
IPO // March 20, 2024

Investors may be gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) renaissance, but if PYMNTS’ FinTech IPO Index serves as any harbinger: Caveat emptor. There’s demand brewing for deal-making, for startups to be snapped up in the bid to buy rather than build operations, and for...

FIS Could Sell Majority Stake of Worldpay in $15 Billion Deal
Acquisitions // July 02, 2023

FIS is reportedly considering selling a majority stake in Worldpay to private equity groups. The deal, as reported Friday (June 30) by the Financial Times (FT), would worth more than $15 billion. It would also mark a reversal of FIS’ previously reported plan to spin off Worldpay, the...

Today in B2B: Customers Have High Expectations for Digital Transactions; ID Verification Needs Advanced Tech
B2B Payments // April 06, 2022

Today in B2B payments, customers expect their digital payments to be simple, transparent and secure, while businesses need to use advanced technology to ensure proper B2B identity verification protocols. Plus, Advent secures a majority stake in Mangopay, and i2c and PingPong partner to offer cross-border...

Quick Reads
Nuvei Becomes a Private Company, Keeping Current Owners

November 15, 2024
Canadian FinTech Nuvei has completed its previously announced go-private transaction. As a result of the completion of the arrangement, the company expects that the subordinate voting shares will be de-listed from the Toronto Stock Exchange around Monday (Nov. 18) and from the Nasdaq Global Select Market around Nov. 25, Nuvei said in a Friday (Nov. 15) press […]

Ecommerce Firm Thrasio’s Collapse Leads to Private Equity Fight

September 08, 2024
The collapse of eCommerce startup Thrasio has reportedly triggered a fight between its former private equity backers. Oaktree Capital Management has written a letter to private equity (PE) firms Silver...

FIS Could Sell Majority Stake of Worldpay in $15 Billion Deal

July 02, 2023
FIS is reportedly considering selling a majority stake in Worldpay to private equity groups. The deal, as reported Friday (June 30) by the Financial Times (FT), would worth more than $15 billion. It...

Advent’s TSG, Clearent Merger Would Create $3 Billion Payments Firm

February 25, 2021
A merger of payments firms Transaction Services Group (TSG) and Clearent is said to be in the works by the private equity firm Advent International, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Feb....