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Worldpay - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Worldpay M&A Summary

Worldpay has acquired 11 companies of its own. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Worldpay’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Worldpay UK for $12.0B. Worldpay has acquired in 7 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (75%) and internet software and services (13%).

Worldpay Ownership

Who owns Worldpay?

Worldpay is owned by Global Payments. It was acquired on April 17, 2025.

Was Worldpay formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Worldpay was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

Worldpay Business Overview

Where is Worldpay headquartered?

Worldpay is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

What is Worldpay’s revenue?

Worldpay disclosed revenue of 3,925M USD for 2018 and 4,027M USD for 2017.

What sector is Worldpay in?

Worldpay is a financial services company.

When was Worldpay founded?

Worldpay was founded in 1993.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 6

Worldpay

Worldpay LLC

8500 Governors Hill Dr.,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45249
United States,
www.worldpay.com

Worldpay is a provider of payment acceptance services that offers a broad suite of payment processing services that enable its clients to meet their payment processing needs through a single provider, including in omnichannel environments that span point-of-sale, e-commerce, and mobile devices. Worldpay was established in 2009 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 8 - - - - - 8
vol $14.4B $14.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Worldpay UK Ltd. 2017-08-09 12.0B USD Merger
Cambridge, United Kingdom · www.rbsworldpay.com
Paymetric, Inc. 2017-04-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Roswell, Georgia · www.paymetric.com
Moneris Solutions, Inc. (Moneris USA) 2016-11-10 425M USD Divestiture
Schaumburg, Illinois · www.monerisusa.com
Mercury Payment Systems LLC 2014-05-12 1.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado · www.mercurypay.com
Element Payment Services, Inc. 2013-07-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Chandler, Arizona · www.elementps.com
Litle & Co. 2012-12-03 361M USD Add-on Acquisition
Lowell, Massachusetts · www.litle.com
National Processing Co. 2010-09-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Louisville, Kentucky · www.npc.net
TNB Card Services 2010-07-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Texas · www.tnbcard.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 6 (75%) 14.0B (97%) - -
Information Technology 1 (13%) 425M (3%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (13%) - - -
Total 8 $14.4B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 2.4B - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 361M - -
  Kentucky 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 425M - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 1.7B - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 12.0B - -
Domestic 7 (88%) 2.4B (17%) - -
Cross-border 1 (13%) 12.0B (83%) - -
Total 8 $14.4B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 4
BofA Securities
 2
Morgan Stanley
 2
Legal Deals
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
 2
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
 1
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $13.7B
$100M to $1B 2 $786M
TOTAL $14.4B
Largest Worldpay UK Ltd.
$12.0B (2017-08-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
4 (50%)
Strategic(s)
13%
1 (13%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

3,925   3% 2018
4,027   13% 2017
3,579   14% 2016
3,160   23% 2015
2,577   23% 2014
2,108   14% 2013
1,863   2012
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Established

1993

Former Name

Vantiv, Inc.

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