M&A Deal Summary

Ebix Acquires Paul Merchants - Money Transfer Service Scheme Business

On September 21, 2017, Ebix acquired financial services company Paul Merchants - Money Transfer Service Scheme Business from Paul Merchants for 41M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ebix’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Ebix’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Ebix’s 1st transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-09-21
Target Paul Merchants - Money Transfer Service Scheme Business
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Ebix
Sellers(s) Paul Merchants
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 41M USD

Target

Paul Merchants - Money Transfer Service Scheme Business

Chandigarh, India
Paul Merchants Ltd. - Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) Business is a provider of 20,000+ distribution outlets, 165+ branches, processing over 6 million transactions per annum.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ebix

Johns Creek, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees10,030
Revenue 1.1B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Ebix's headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia.
Entrance to Ebix's headquarters in Johns Creek, Georgia.

Ebix is a provider of software and e-commerce solutions to the insurance industry. Ebix was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Johns Creek, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 32
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 6
Country: India M&A 1 of 13
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-23 Wdev Soluções em Tecnologia S.A.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Wdev Soluções em Tecnologia S.A. is a software and services firm focused primarily on the insurance marketplace. WDEV provides technology and operational consulting, Straight through processing services, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products to the insurance industry. WDEV services include Business and IT Consulting, Migrations, Conversions, Integrations and Business Process Automation.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-12 Wall Street Finance - Money Transfer Service Scheme Business

India

Wall Street Finance Ltd. - Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS) Business is a provider of financial services.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Paul Merchants

Chandigarh, India

Category Company
Sector Financial Services
Revenue 33.3B INR (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Paul Merchants is a provider of an international money transfer and forex services from its widespread network consisting of own offices and Franchisee locations of more than 22,000 across India. Paul Merchants is based in Chandigarh, Punjab.


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Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: India M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1