TowerBrook/J.C. Flowers-led Consortium Acquires Railsr and Combines It with Equals Money
April 29, 2025
A consortium led by funds managed by TowerBrook Capital Partners and J.C. Flowers & Co., alongside investors including D Squared Capital, Moneta and Lingotto, has completed the acquisition of Railsr and combined it with Equals Money (recently taken private by the same group). The deal creates one of Europe’s largest embedded finance and BaaS/CaaS platforms, expanding capabilities across multi-currency accounts, FX, corporate cards, and embedded finance infrastructure.
- Buyers
- TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P., J.C. Flowers & Co., D Squared Capital, Moneta Capital, Lingotto Investment Management
- Targets
- Railsr, Equals Money
- Platforms
- Equals Money
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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