Changes in US stocks | PayPal (PYPL.US) opens with a surge of more than 15%, and it is rumored that Stripe and Advent will buy with a 28% premium

Zhitongcaijing · 1d ago

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on Wednesday, PayPal (PYPL.US) opened with a sharp rise of more than 15%, a record high in nearly half a year, and is currently reporting $54.69. According to the news, according to people familiar with the matter, payment processing company Stripe and private equity investment firm Advent International have proposed to buy PayPal for $60.50 per share, a premium of about 28% over the stock's closing price on Tuesday, with an overall valuation of more than 53 billion US dollars. According to reports, the acquisition plan has received the bank's promised financing support of about 50 billion US dollars. The report said that the two acquirers plan to jointly own PayPal and will not split the company; both parties will each hold 50% of the shares.

PayPal was founded in the late 1990s and was an early player in the digital payments space. However, as competitors such as Apple (AAPL.US) and Google (GOOGL.US) continue to seize market share, it has been difficult for PayPal to successfully complete the modernization of payment technology in recent years.