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

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Rapyd M&A Summary

Rapyd has acquired 4 companies of its own, including 4 in the last 5 years.

Rapyd’s largest acquisition to date was in 2023, when it acquired PayU Global B.V. for $610M. Rapyd has acquired in 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include financial services (50%) and information technology (50%).

Rapyd Ownership

Who owns Rapyd?

Rapyd is owned by Russmedia Equity Partners. It was acquired on January 1, 2022.

Is Rapyd PE-backed?

Yes. Rapyd is owned by private equity investor Russmedia Equity Partners.

Rapyd Business Overview

Where is Rapyd headquartered?

Rapyd is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

What sector is Rapyd in?

Rapyd is an internet software and services company.

When was Rapyd founded?

Rapyd was founded in 2016.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 2

Rapyd

CashDash UK Ltd.

International House, 1 St. Katharine’s Way, St. Katharine’s & Wapping,
London, E1W 1UN
United Kingdom,
www.rapyd.net

Rapyd is a fintech-as-a-service designed for modern commerce and payments. The company’s global APIs deliver new capabilities to the fintech and commerce applications that power business. It powers any use case, from local funds collection to a white-label e-wallet in over 100 countries, using more than 900 payment methods and enables local cash and card-less transactions at 2 million over-the-counter and ATM locations worldwide. Rapyd was formed in 2016 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # - 1 2 - 1 - 4
vol $100M $610M $710M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
PayU Global B.V. 2023-08-01 610M USD Divestiture
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.corporate.payu.com
Neat Ltd. 2021-12-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Hong Kong, China · www.neatcommerce.com
Valitor 2021-07-01 100M USD Divestiture
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland · www.valitor.com
Korta hf 2020-04-19 - Stake Purchase
Reykjavík, Iceland · www.korta.eu
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Financial Services 2 (50%) 610M (86%) - -
Information Technology 2 (50%) 100M (14%) - -
Total 4 $710M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Iceland 2 100M - -
China 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 610M - -
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 4 (100%) 710M (100%) - -
Total 4 $710M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
1
Legal Deals
Gornitzky & Co.
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $610M
< $100M 1 $100M
TOTAL $710M
Largest PayU Global B.V.
$610M (2023-08-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

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