M&A Deal Summary

WEX Acquires Payzer

On October 26, 2023, WEX acquired software company Payzer from Harbert Private Capital for 250M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WEX’s 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is WEX’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WEX’s 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is WEX’s 1st transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-10-26
Target Payzer
Sector Software
Buyer(s) WEX
Sellers(s) Harbert Private Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 250M USD

Target

Payzer

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Payzer provides an end-to-end Field Service Management platform that helps contractors run their business, grow sales, and simplify back-office operations. The Payzerware platform provides complete business management software including scheduling and dispatching, invoicing, sales proposals, and maintenance agreements. Payzer was founded in 2012 and is based in Charlotte, North carolina.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WEX

Portland, Maine, United States

Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Information Technology
Employees5,300
Revenue 2.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
WEX's corporate headquarters in downtown Portland, Maine.
WEX's corporate headquarters in downtown Portland, Maine.

WEX is a global provider of payment processing and information management services. The Company primarily focuses on simplifying the complexities of payment systems across a wide range of sectors, including fleet, travel and healthcare. For the fleet industry, WEX offers fuel cards and vehicle maintenance solutions to help companies manage their fleets more efficiently. In the travel sector, WEX provides virtual payment solutions that enable travel agencies, corporate travel departments, and online travel providers to automate and manage payments to suppliers. For healthcare, WEX offers healthcare payment products and services that facilitate payments and transactions between patients, providers, and payers. WEX was formed in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 19
Sector (Software) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 14
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 12
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-14 benefitexpress

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

benefitexpress is a cloud-based platform for employee benefits and health exchange services. benefitexpress is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Buy $275M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Harbert Private Capital

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 4.7B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Harbert Private Equity and Mezzanine is a private equity arm of Harbert Management Corp. The Private Equity group targets leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, expansion capital investments, and distressed situations. The firm targets opportunities across a range of industries and typical transactions have enterprise values between A$10 and A$100 million. The Mezzanine Capital group seeks subordinated debt investments and can commit $3 to $15 million per transaction. . Harbert Management Corporation was formed in 1985 and has offices in Birmingham, Alabama; New York, New York; Nashville, Tennessee; Richmond, Virginia; London; Madrid; Paris; and Melbourne.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 43 of 43
Sector (Software) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 26 of 26
State (North Carolina) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 42 of 42
Year (2023) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-12 Envera Health

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Envera Health is a provider of patient engagement service platform delivers an ecosystem of connectivity to strengthen health systems and physician practices. Envera Health is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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