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Global Payments M&A Summary

Global Payments has acquired 23 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 11 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Global Payments’ largest acquisition to date was in 2025, when it acquired Worldpay for $24.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business to Fidelity National Information Services for $13.5B. Global Payments has acquired in 9 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (48%) and internet software and services (24%).

Global Payments Business Overview

Where is Global Payments headquartered?

Global Payments is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

What is Global Payments’ revenue?

Global Payments disclosed revenue of 10,106M USD for 2024 and 9,654M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Global Payments have?

Global Payments has 27,000 employees.

What sector is Global Payments in?

Global Payments is a financial services company.

When was Global Payments founded?

Global Payments was founded in 1967.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 7

Global Payments

Global Payments, Inc.

3550 Lenox Road,
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
United States,
(770) 829-8000
www.globalpaymentsinc.com

Global Payments is a worldwide provider of payment technology services. The Company's payment solutions enables merchant customers to accept card, electronic, check and digital-based payments at the point of sale. Global Payments' primary business model provides payment services directly to merchants as customers. Global Payments was founded in 1967 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 17 2 1 - - 1 21
vol $29.7B $1.4B $4.0B $24.3B $59.3B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 1 - 1 - 1 2 5
vol $1.0B $14.6B $15.6B
  26

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Global Payments - Payroll Business 2025-05-28 1.1B USD Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
Worldpay LLC 2025-04-17 24.3B USD Divestiture
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.worldpay.com
Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business 2025-04-17 13.5B USD Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
AdvancedMD Software, Inc. 2024-10-30 - Divestiture
South Jordan, Utah · www.advancedmd.com
EVO Payments, Inc. 2022-08-01 4.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.evopayments.com
Global Payments, Inc. - Netspend Consumer Business 2022-08-01 1.0B USD Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
MineralTree, Inc. 2021-09-08 500M USD Add-on Acquisition
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.mineraltree.com
PayLease LLC 2021-05-04 925M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California · www.gozego.com
Total System Services, Inc. 2019-09-18 21.5B USD Merger
Columbus, Georgia · www.tsys.com
Sentral Pty Ltd. 2019-03-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Chatswood, Australia · www.sentral.com.au
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Total System Services, Inc.    - Cayan LLC 2017-12-18 10
Columbus, Georgia · www.tsys.com Boston, Massachusetts · www.cayan.com
Total System Services, Inc.    - TransFirst LLC 2016-01-26 9
Columbus, Georgia · www.tsys.com Hauppauge, New York · www.transfirst.com
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. 2015-12-15 Heartland Payment Systems - SmartLink 2016-01-04 1
Princeton, New Jersey · www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com , United States
Total System Services, Inc.    - ProCard, Inc. 2008-01-03 8
Columbus, Georgia · www.tsys.com Lakewood, Colorado · www.procard.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 10 (48%) 27.4B (46%) 1 (20%) 1.0B (6%)
Financial Services 4 (19%) 28.9B (49%) 3 (60%) 14.6B (94%)
Internet Software and Services 5 (24%) 2.2B (4%) 1 (20%) -
Software 2 (10%) 915M (2%) - -
Total 21 $59.3B 5 $15.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 14 58.8B 5 15.6B
  Georgia 2 25.5B 3 15.6B
  California 3 2.5B - -
  Utah 2 1.1B 1 -
  Texas 2 200M 1 -
  Pennsylvania 1 415M - -
  Ohio 1 24.3B - -
  New Jersey 1 4.3B - -
  Massachusetts 1 500M - -
Australia 3 318M - -
Bosnia and Herzegowina 1 - - -
Ireland 1 130M - -
Russia 1 75M - -
Spain 1 - - -
Domestic 14 (67%) 58.8B (99%) 5 (100%) 15.6B (100%)
Cross-border 7 (33%) 523M (1%) - -
Total 21 $59.3B 5 $15.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Evercore Group
 2
BofA Securities
 2
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
 3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $55.3B
$100M to $1B 9 $4.0B
< $100M 2 $125M
TOTAL $59.3B
Largest Worldpay LLC
$24.3B (2025-04-17)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $15.6B
TOTAL $15.6B
Largest Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business
$13.5B (2025-04-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
43%
9 (43%)
Strategic(s)
5%
1 (5%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)
Strategic(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

10,106   5% 2024
9,654   8% 2023
8,976   6% 2022
8,524   15% 2021
7,424   52% 2020
4,912   46% 2019
3,366   16% 2018
3,975   38% 2017
2,898   5% 2016
2,774   9% 2015
2,554   8% 2014
2,375   2013
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Employees

27,000

Established

1967

Public

NYSE: GPN

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