Global Payments Mergers & Acquisitions

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%).

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

Global Payments

Global Payments, Inc.

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

All (26) Buy (21) Sell (5)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-05-28 Global Payments - Payroll Business · Financial Services
Atlanta, Georgia

Global Payments' Payroll Business provides payroll processing and human capital management solutions to its merchant clients. Global Payments' Payroll Business is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

1,100 Divestiture

Acrisure

Global Payments


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