The company said on April 17, 2025 it entered into an agreement with Global Payments to acquire the Issuer Solutions business at an enterprise value of $13.5 billion. The purchase price is subject to adjustments for closing levels of working capital, cash and debt.

8-KEntry into a Material Definitive AgreementFiled Apr 21, 2025Period of report Apr 17, 2025Summary published (UTC) Oct 15, 2026

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The company said on April 17, 2025 it entered into an agreement with Global Payments to acquire the Issuer Solutions business at an enterprise value of $13.5 billion. The purchase price is subject to adjustments for closing levels of working capital, cash and debt.
FIS said it will sell all of its Worldpay equity interests to Global Payments as consideration for the Issuer Solutions business and pay the remainder of the purchase price in cash. The company expects its pre-tax portion of the Worldpay purchase price, based on a Worldpay enterprise value of $24.25 billion, to be about $6.6 billion.
The company said it entered into a commitment letter with Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Wells Fargo for a senior unsecured bridge term loan facility of up to $8 billion in 364-day size. The company expects to replace the bridge facility with permanent financing before closing, and the transaction is not subject to a financing condition.
The company said closing is subject to conditions including regulatory clearances under antitrust, foreign direct investment and financial services laws. The transaction is cross-conditioned so that the FIS agreement will automatically terminate if the GTCR agreement is terminated before closing. The company also said either party may terminate if closing has not occurred by April 16, 2026, with two 6-month extensions available if needed to satisfy regulatory closing conditions.

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Issuer Solutions Business Acquisition Agreement

The company said on April 17, 2025 it entered into an agreement with Global Payments to acquire the Issuer Solutions business at an enterprise value of $13.5 billion. The purchase price is subject to adjustments for closing levels of working capital, cash and debt.

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Worldpay Stake Sale and Cash Payment

FIS said it will sell all of its Worldpay equity interests to Global Payments as consideration for the Issuer Solutions business and pay the remainder of the purchase price in cash. The company expects its pre-tax portion of the Worldpay purchase price, based on a Worldpay enterprise value of $24.25 billion, to be about $6.6 billion.

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Up to $8 billion Bridge Loan Commitment

The company said it entered into a commitment letter with Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Wells Fargo for a senior unsecured bridge term loan facility of up to $8 billion in 364-day size. The company expects to replace the bridge facility with permanent financing before closing, and the transaction is not subject to a financing condition.

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Closing Conditions and Termination Deadline

The company said closing is subject to conditions including regulatory clearances under antitrust, foreign direct investment and financial services laws. The transaction is cross-conditioned so that the FIS agreement will automatically terminate if the GTCR agreement is terminated before closing. The company also said either party may terminate if closing has not occurred by April 16, 2026, with two 6-month extensions available if needed to satisfy regulatory closing conditions.

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