M&A Deal Summary

Bread Financial Holdings Acquires Blispay

On May 22, 2019, Bread Financial Holdings acquired financial services company Blispay from Eight Roads

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bread Financial Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Bread Financial Holdings’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bread Financial Holdings’ 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-05-22
Target Blispay
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Bread Financial Holdings
Sellers(s) Eight Roads
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Blispay

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Blispay provides a streamlined in-store financing experience in the market. The Blispay Visa Card is a mobile-centric credit card in the industry, allowing merchants of all sizes to provide financing without any technical integration or financial obligation while customers get to enjoy instant issuance, 6-month special financing & 2% Cash Back. Blispay was founded in 2014 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bread Financial Holdings

Columbus, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Business Services
Employees7,000
Revenue 4.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Alliance Data Systems' corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.
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Bread Financial Holdings is a provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions serving large, consumer-based industries. The Company creates and deploys customized solutions, enhancing the critical customer marketing experience; the result is measurably changing consumer behavior while driving business growth and profitability for some of today's most recognizable brands. Bread Financial Holdings was founded in 1996 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 12
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 10
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 10
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-14 Epsilon Data Management

Irving, Texas, United States

Epsilon Data Management LLC is a relationship marketing company provides integrated marketing services to maximize the value, growth, and loyalty of clients' customer and prospect portfolio through core services including data analysis, multi-channel direct communications, and database marketing. Epsilon Data Management was founded in 1969 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Sell $4.4B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-10 Precima

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Precima, Inc. is a retail strategy and analytics company. Precima helps you drive sales, boost profitability, and build customer loyalty through customized, data-driven solutions. Precima, Inc. is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Eight Roads

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 99
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 45
State (Maryland) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 28 of 60
Year (2019) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-01 Amphora Medical

Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States

Amphora Medical is a developer of medical devices and instruments. The company is currently working on a novel cystoscopic device that has the potential to improve bladder function and quality of life for people with Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB). Amphora Medical is based in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-05 Wovn Technologies

Tokyo, Japan

Wovn Technologies offers website localization service that translates a website into multiple languages. The company aims to make website multilingualization and localization straight-forward, simple, and accessible to anyone from a website developer, to a blogger. Wovn Technologies was founded in 2014 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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