M&A Deal Summary

Shift4 Acquires Smartpay

On June 22, 2025, Shift4 acquired information technology company Smartpay for 296M NZD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Shift4’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Shift4’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Shift4’s 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-06-22
Target Smartpay
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Shift4
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 296M NZD

Target

Smartpay

Auckland, New Zealand
Smartpay is an independent provider of payment processing and point-of-sale solutions in Australia and New Zealand. It sells tailored payment solutions through an extensive distribution network across Australia and New Zealand, supporting a diverse base of more than 40,000 merchants in the region. Smartpay is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Buyer

Shift4

Center Valley, Pennsylvania, United States

Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Information Technology
Employees4,000
Revenue 3.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Shift4 is a provider of secure payment processing solutions, powering the top point-of-sale and software providers across numerous verticals, including Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Lodging, Gaming, Retail, and e-Commerce. This includes the company’s Harbortouch, Restaurant Manager, POSitouch, and Future POS brands, as well as over 300 additional software integrations in virtually every industry. With eight offices across the U.S. and Europe, 7,000 sales partners, and three state-of-the-art data centers, the company securely processes over 1 billion transactions annually for nearly 200,000 businesses, representing over $100 billion in payments each year. Shift4 was formed in 1999 and is based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 7
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: New Zealand M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-18 Global Blue

Signy-Avenex, Switzerland

Global Blue is an international provider of travel-related financial services. The company offers a seamless shopping and payment journey for tourists. Also, it provides a wide range of added-value payment solutions for all the stakeholders involved, including retailers and international shoppers. Global Blue was founded in 1980 and is based in Signy-Avenex, Switzerland.

Buy $2.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-21 Bambora North America

United States

Bambora North America comprises Bambora Inc., Bambora Holding Corp, Bambora Corp, and Worldline SMB US, Inc. (collectively “Bambora North America”). The company serves over 140,000 merchants across the United States and Canada. Their gateway supports a mix of online and in-person payments in a range of specialized verticals, distributed primarily through a network of 500+ Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) that cater to the company’s target markets.

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