June 15 (Reuters) – Nuvei will buy cross-border payments firm Payoneer for about $2.75 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday, as the Canadian fintech aims to expand its global business.
Nuvei will buy all shares of Payoneer for $7.40 apiece, a premium of about 44% to the stock’s closing price on June 8, before Reuters reported that Nuvei was in advanced talks to acquire the company.
Payoneer’s shares rose nearly 4% in early morning trading. The company has a market capitalization of about $2.26 billion, according to LSEG data.
The deal would combine Nuvei’s merchant payment processing business with Payoneer’s cross-border network, positioning it to benefit from growth in stablecoin transactions and AI-driven commerce while gaining access to major marketplace clients including Amazon, Walmart, eBay and Airbnb.
EXPECTS $3 BILLION ANNUAL REVENUE
The transaction is expected to close in mid-2027, subject to shareholder approval at Payoneer and regulatory clearances.
Payoneer helps businesses send, receive and hold money in multiple currencies across borders. It also holds regulatory licenses and approvals in major markets.
Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer said the deal’s “strategic logic centers on combining complementary halves of the payments stack,” with Payoneer’s broad regulatory footprint adding to its appeal.
“Regarding regulatory approval, antitrust risk appears manageable because the businesses are largely complementary and there is no meaningful horizontal overlap likely to attract scrutiny,” he said.
The combined company is expected to generate around $3 billion in annual revenue and process more than $500 billion in annual payment volume, the companies said.
BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets, Barclays, UBS and Wells Fargo are providing committed financing for the deal.
Goldman Sachs is acting as lead financial adviser to Nuvei, with Barclays Capital also advising, while Qatalyst Partners is serving as exclusive financial adviser to Payoneer.
(Reporting by Milana Vinn in New York and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)
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