Shift4 Completes Acquisition of Global Blue

Shift4 Completes Acquisition of Global Blue

July 3, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 Payments completed a tender offer through its subsidiary GT Holding 1 GmbH to acquire Global Blue Group Holding AG for $7.50 per share, receiving valid tenders representing approximately 97.37% of outstanding shares. Shift4 will integrate Global Blue's tax-free shopping, dynamic currency conversion and payments technology into its commerce platform to expand capabilities and global merchant reach; Ant International and Tencent will become strategic partners in the combined ecosystem.

Shift4 to Acquire Smartpay

June 22, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smartpay, an independent payment processing and point-of-sale provider in Australia and New Zealand. The deal values Smartpay at NZ$296.4 million (about $180 million) and is expected to close in Q4 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.

Shift4 to Acquire Givex in All-Cash Transaction Valued at C$200 Million

August 26, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Givex has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement under which Shift4 will acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Givex in an all-cash deal. Under the terms, Givex shareholders will receive C$1.50 per share, implying an equity value of approximately C$200 million, with the transaction expected to close in November 2024 subject to customary conditions and approvals.

Shift4 Completes Acquisition of Finaro

October 26, 2023

Payments & Fintech

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) completed its previously announced acquisition of Finaro, a cross-border ecommerce payments provider and fully licensed bank with a major European presence. The deal expands Shift4’s geographic footprint and enhances its cross-border ecommerce capabilities to deliver a unified global payments platform for merchants and partners.

Global Blue Acquires a Majority Stake in Shipup

October 4, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Global Blue announced it will acquire a majority stake in Shipup, a SaaS provider delivering branded post-purchase experiences for e-commerce retailers. The deal is expected to close by the end of October 2022 and is designed to expand Global Blue’s post-purchase RetailTech ecosystem.

Global Payments Acquires Worldpay from GTCR and FIS in $24.25 Billion Three-Way Transaction

April 17, 2025

Payments & Fintech

Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) completed the acquisition of Worldpay for $24.25 billion in cash and stock as part of a three-way transaction that also involved FIS. Under the deal, GTCR and FIS sold Worldpay to Global Payments while FIS simultaneously acquired Global Payments’ Issuer Solutions business (formerly TSYS).