American Express Mergers & Acquisitions

American Express M&A Summary

American Express has acquired 21 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 7 assets.

American Express’ largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Loyalty Partner for $685M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2014, when it sold Concur Technologies to SAP SE for $8.3B. American Express has acquired in 6 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (27%) and internet software and services (27%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity26
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 12

American Express

American Express Co.

200 Vesey Street,
New York, New York 10285
United States,
(212) 640-2000
www.americanexpress.com

All (26) Buy (19) Sell (7)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-03-06 Center · Software
Bellevue, Washington · www.getcenter.com

Center is a software company modernizing corporate card, travel, and employee expense management with one integrated solution. Center is based in Bellevue, Washington.

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