Exclusive-Stripe, Advent offer to buy PayPal for more than $53 billion, sources say
What's happening
Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a deal valuing the company at roughly $53 billion (reports cite about $53.4 billion and a $60.50-per-share offer). The proposal was made earlier this month and is said to be backed by roughly $50 billion of committed bank financing. PayPal shares jumped about 16% in premarket trading after the reports. The offer would have Stripe and Advent jointly own PayPal and represents a material premium to recent trading levels.
Why it's trending
Multiple outlets published matching reports this week that Stripe and Advent put forward a roughly $53B financed offer for PayPal, triggering a sharp market reaction.
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If Stripe really buys PayPal for about $53.4 billion, this isn't consolidation, it's a confession that payments scale alone won't win the future, ownership of PayPal shows Stripe wants gaps filled, not just volume.
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- Could Stripe and PayPal reshape the future of digital payments?Digital JournalJul 20
- Payments M&A spools up
Stripe’s potential bid for PayPal isn’t the only merger and acquisition activity underway as deal-making revs up for the second half of the year.
Payments DiveJul 20 - Why PayPal makes sense for Stripe now
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