Private Equity-Backed Payments & Fintech Acquisitions

  • Buyer
    RevSpring
    Target
    TrustCommerce
    Type
    Buyout

    RevSpring, a healthcare financial engagement and payments platform, acquired TrustCommerce, an integrated healthcare payment and security solutions provider. The deal is intended to expand RevSpring’s integrated payments scale and improve end-to-end payment visibility across the revenue cycle by combining TrustCommerce’s enterprise gateway connectivity with RevSpring’s payments and financial engagement platform.

  • Buyer
    Edison Partners
    Target
    Payra

    Payra, an ERP-native accounts receivable and cash application automation platform for construction and industrial suppliers, raised a $15 million growth equity investment from Edison Partners. The funding is intended to expand Payra’s product capabilities, deepen ERP integration partnerships, and scale go-to-market efforts across construction and industrial verticals.

  • Buyer
    Lightyear Capital
    Target
    PayByPhone
    Seller
    Corpay
    Location
    British Columbia, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Lightyear Capital has signed an agreement to acquire PayByPhone, a global provider of mobile parking payments and parking management software, from Corpay. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, and PayByPhone will operate as a stand-alone independent business under Lightyear’s ownership.

  • Buyer
    Solutions by Text
    Target
    Triple Play Pay
    Type
    Buyout

    Solutions by Text (SBT) has acquired Triple Play Pay (TPP) to expand its FinText payments and embedded commerce capabilities, combining SBT's compliance-first conversational commerce with TPP's payment orchestration and PayFac onboarding capabilities. The deal (terms undisclosed) adds ACH, card, and mobile wallet acceptance, faster merchant onboarding, fraud and transaction monitoring, and enhanced reporting to SBT's platform to accelerate embedded payments for consumer finance customers.

  • Buyer
    Great Hill Partners
    Target
    Ren

    Great Hill Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Ren, a leading donor-advised fund (DAF) technology and philanthropic infrastructure provider, to support product innovation, operational scale, and market expansion across financial advisors, wealth managers, and philanthropic institutions. Financial terms were not disclosed; Great Hill partners Nick Cayer, Matt Vettel, and Bob Anderson will join Ren’s board alongside existing representatives from Bain Capital, Valeas Capital, and Amy Danforth, while Bain Capital Tech Opportunities remains a significant shareholder.

  • Buyer
    Riata Capital Group
    Target
    Government Window

    Riata Capital Group, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Government Window, a Kennesaw, Georgia-headquartered cloud-based payments platform serving state and local governments. The investment will support Government Window's geographic expansion across the U.S. and continued product buildout of its payments software and related services.

  • Buyer
    Lovell Minnick Partners
    Target
    Valor PayTech

    Funds managed by Lovell Minnick Partners have made a strategic growth investment in Valor PayTech, the point-of-sale software and payment technology provider. Valor will remain led by CEO Eric Bernstein and will use the capital and LMP's operational support to scale operations, accelerate innovation, and pursue strategic investments and acquisitions.

  • Buyer
    Lovell Minnick Partners
    Target
    Merchant Industry, LLC
    Seller
    Founders of Merchant Industry (including Leo Vartanov)
    Type
    Buyout

    Funds managed by Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) have completed a majority acquisition of Merchant Industry, a U.S.-based fintech payments company. Founders retain a substantial minority stake and LMP appointed Vaden Landers as CEO to lead a growth and capability expansion strategy focused on distribution expansion and strategic M&A.

  • September 18, 2025
    Buyer
    Informativ
    Target
    Carmatic
    Type
    Addon

    Informativ, a Capstreet-backed provider of fraud prevention, compliance, and credit technology for the automotive industry, has acquired Carmatic, a payments-as-a-service platform that delivers real-time, transaction-ready loan and lease payments. The deal brings Carmatic's VIN-level payment engine and decisioning capabilities into Informativ's suite to accelerate transactions, reduce risk, and expand payment/product capabilities for dealers and channel partners.

  • Buyer
    Marcura, Marlin Equity Partners
    Target
    Brightwell Navigator (Brightwell Payments Inc.)
    Seller
    Brightwell (Brightwell Payments Inc.)
    Type
    Addon

    Marlin Equity Partners’ portfolio company Marcura has acquired Brightwell Navigator, the maritime crew payroll and payments division of Atlanta-based Brightwell Payments Inc. Brightwell Navigator will be merged into Marcura to strengthen its embedded payments and crew payroll capabilities, creating a leading crew payments solution serving over 150,000 seafarers per month.

  • Buyer
    LLR Partners, Serent Capital
    Target
    ePayPolicy

    LLR Partners has made a strategic growth investment in ePayPolicy, joining existing investor Serent Capital to support the company’s next stage of product and go-to-market expansion. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, bolster sales and customer support, and continue organizational buildout to better serve insurance industry customers.

  • July 18, 2025
    Buyer
    RealPage, Inc.
    Target
    Livble
    Type
    Buyout

    RealPage has acquired Livble, a provider of flexible rent payment solutions, and will integrate Livble into its LOFT resident experience platform and Buildium property management software. The integration will allow residents to split rent into up to four installments per month while RealPage assumes non-payment risk, improving payment flexibility for renters and guaranteed on-time rent and reporting for property managers.

  • Buyer
    Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP), Rabo Investments
    Target
    SurePay
    Location
    Utrecht, Netherlands

    Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP), alongside Rabobank’s investment arm Rabo Investments, has made a strategic growth investment in SurePay, a Netherlands-headquartered provider of payment verification and fraud-prevention software. The capital will support SurePay's product expansion and geographic growth across Europe and beyond; the company serves 200+ banks and 750+ corporates and has processed over 10 billion payment checks to date.

  • Buyer
    Acrisure
    Target
    Heartland Payroll Solutions
    Seller
    Global Payments, Inc.
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Acrisure has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Global Payments’ payroll business, Heartland Payroll Solutions, for $1.1 billion, a deal expected to close in the second half of 2025 subject to regulatory approvals. The acquisition will expand Acrisure’s payroll and HCM capabilities—bringing Heartland Payroll’s ~50,000 clients into Acrisure’s fintech ecosystem and advancing its strategy to broaden financial and back-office offerings for SMBs.

  • Buyer
    iAltA
    Target
    Verivend
    Type
    Addon

    iAltA, a WestCap‑backed private markets infrastructure company, has acquired Verivend, a Buffalo‑based payments and investment‑transactions platform for GPs and LPs. The acquisition (along with Betterfront) will form the foundation of iAltA’s iAltA Private Markets solution to expand payments, investor onboarding and fund lifecycle capabilities.

  • Buyer
    TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P., J.C. Flowers & Co., D Squared Capital, Moneta Capital, Lingotto Investment Management
    Target
    Railsr, Equals Money
    Location
    England, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    A consortium led by funds managed by TowerBrook Capital Partners and J.C. Flowers & Co., alongside investors including D Squared Capital, Moneta and Lingotto, has completed the acquisition of Railsr and combined it with Equals Money (recently taken private by the same group). The deal creates one of Europe’s largest embedded finance and BaaS/CaaS platforms, expanding capabilities across multi-currency accounts, FX, corporate cards, and embedded finance infrastructure.

  • Buyer
    Flex, Wellington Access Ventures
    Target
    Maza
    Type
    Buyout

    Flex has acquired Maza, a Spanish‑language entity formation and payments app, which will rebrand as Flex Consumer and integrate into Flex’s product suite. Wellington (via Wellington Access Ventures) co‑led an additional $10M equity injection into the combined business and will have a board observer, supporting Flex’s expansion into consumer and solopreneur segments.

  • Buyer
    Electronic Merchant Systems
    Target
    Peel Payments
    Type
    Addon

    Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS), a Cleveland-based payments and merchant services provider, has acquired Oklahoma City-based Peel Payments, a boutique merchant acquirer focused on the petroleum/C-store vertical. The deal broadens EMS's distribution channels and strengthens its capabilities in petroleum and convenience-store payments while providing Peel Payments access to EMS's technology infrastructure and sales network.

  • Buyer
    TA Associates, David Vincent and the smartTrade management team
    Target
    smartTrade Technologies
    Seller
    Keensight Capital, Hg
    Location
    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    Type
    Buyout

    TA Associates has completed a strategic investment to acquire the stake in smartTrade Technologies, with CEO David Vincent and the management team investing alongside TA. Keensight Capital has sold its entire stake and Hg has fully exited its majority investment; TA's backing will support product innovation (including AI), geographic expansion and continued SaaS growth.

  • Buyer
    Audax Private Equity, Lovell Minnick Partners
    Target
    Fortis

    Audax Private Equity and existing investor Lovell Minnick Partners completed a joint recapitalization of Fortis, a Plano-based embedded payments technology provider, closing on March 11, 2025. The investment will fund product and technology development, accelerate Fortis' M&A (buy‑and‑build) strategy, and support global expansion and infrastructure scaling; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Primus Capital
    Target
    Reach
    Location
    Alberta, Canada

    Primus Capital has made a strategic growth investment in Reach, a Calgary-based Merchant of Record (MoR) provider. The capital will be used to scale operations, accelerate Reach's product roadmap (payments, tax compliance, and fraud protection) and expand its global entity network to support enterprise and mid-market merchants.

  • January 16, 2025
    Buyer
    Investcorp
    Target
    Epipoli
    Seller
    Bregal Milestone, Gaetano Giannetto
    Location
    Lombardy, Italy
    Type
    Buyout

    Investcorp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Epipoli, a Milan-based alternative payments enabler, from Bregal Milestone and Epipoli founder Gaetano Giannetto (who will remain a significant minority shareholder and continue to lead the company). Terms were not disclosed; Investcorp said it will support Epipoli’s growth by building out its payments and services platform and expanding its international presence.

  • Buyer
    Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc.
    Target
    Coincheck Group N.V.
    Location
    Netherlands

    Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, Inc. completed a business combination with Coincheck Group N.V., resulting in Coincheck becoming a Nasdaq-listed company under the ticker CNCK (and CNCKW for warrants). The SPAC transaction generated approximately $31.6 million of gross proceeds to the combined company and positions Coincheck to expand its crypto and Web3 offerings internationally while maintaining its leading exchange position in Japan.

  • Buyer
    Sokin
    Target
    Settle Group AS
    Location
    Norway
    Type
    Buyout

    UK-based payments company Sokin has acquired Norwegian payments app Settle Group AS for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition gives Sokin a European EMI licence and additional tech capabilities to expand Sokin Pay across Europe following recent growth capital from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.

  • Buyer
    IXOPAY, K1 Investment Management
    Target
    Aperia Compliance
    Seller
    Aperia Solutions
    Type
    Addon

    IXOPAY, a K1 Investment Management portfolio company and payments orchestration platform, has merged with Aperia Compliance, a PCI DSS validation and risk management business formerly part of Aperia Solutions. The combined business—operating as Aperia Compliance, an IXOPAY company—bundles IXOPAY's enterprise tokenization and orchestration capabilities with Aperia Compliance's PCI Level 3/4 services to expand compliance, security and payment capabilities for merchants, ISOs, processors and banks worldwide.

  • Buyer
    Golden Gate Capital, Lovell Minnick Partners
    Target
    oneZero Financial Systems

    oneZero Financial Systems, a Somerville-based provider of multi-asset trading technology, received a minority growth investment from Golden Gate Capital with existing investor Lovell Minnick Partners remaining in place. The capital will support oneZero's product roadmap, team expansion and M&A-driven growth while founders Andrew Ralich and Jesse Johnson remain largest individual shareholders and continue in executive roles.

  • Buyer
    WestView Capital Partners
    Target
    CardFlight

    CardFlight, a New York–based SaaS payments technology provider, received a minority growth investment from Boston-based growth equity firm WestView Capital Partners to accelerate product development, enhance its SwipeSimple platform, and expand its merchant footprint across the United States. Kevin Twomey of WestView will join CardFlight’s board; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Ridgeview Partners, The Baupost Group
    Target
    PayRange

    Ridgeview Partners, in partnership with The Baupost Group, has made a strategic growth investment in PayRange, a provider of IoT software and payment solutions for unattended retail. Founder and CEO Paresh Patel will remain in leadership with a significant ownership stake; debt financing was provided by Bain Capital's Private Credit Group to support the transaction.

  • Buyer
    Arcapita Group Holdings Limited, Dgpays
    Target
    NEOPAY
    Seller
    Mashreq
    Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Type
    Buyout

    Arcapita and Dgpays (in equal partnership) have agreed to acquire a majority stake in NEOPAY, the UAE-based payment solutions provider, from Mashreq, which will retain a significant minority interest. The deal implies an approximate enterprise value of $385 million and is subject to regulatory approvals; the consortium will support NEOPAY's regional expansion and technology integration.

  • Buyer
    Resolute Holdings I, LP
    Target
    CompoSecure, Inc.
    Seller
    Certain shareholders of CompoSecure
    Type
    Buyout

    Resolute Holdings I, LP (and affiliated vehicles) completed the acquisition of a majority interest (approximately 60% of outstanding shares) in CompoSecure, Inc. on September 17, 2024, in a transaction valued at about $372 million. Resolute has appointed David Cote as executive chairman and added several directors to CompoSecure's board; the investment is intended to drive organic growth, operational improvements and diversification of the company’s customer base through M&A.

  • Buyer
    TPG's The Rise Fund, Burda Principal Investments
    Target
    BillEase
    Location
    Philippines

    TPG's The Rise Fund is leading a Series C growth equity investment in BillEase, the Philippines-based consumer finance and BNPL platform, with existing investor Burda Principal Investments participating. The funding — advised exclusively by CICC — will support BillEase's product expansion and scaling to serve more underserved and underbanked Filipino consumers and merchant partners.

  • Buyer
    BharCap Partners, LLC, Bain Capital Credit, LP, Group 1001
    Target
    Electronic Merchant Systems
    Type
    Buyout

    BharCap Partners has made a strategic majority investment in Electronic Merchant Systems (EMS), a Cleveland-based merchant solutions and payments provider. Bain Capital Credit and Group 1001 provided senior debt financing and acted as equity co-investors to support the transaction; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, Gary Marino, Mark Britto, Aurum Partners
    Target
    Sokin
    Location
    England, United Kingdom

    Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have acquired a minority stake in UK-headquartered payments fintech Sokin, with additional participation from Gary Marino, Mark Britto, and Aurum Partners. The growth equity investment is intended to accelerate Sokin's product roadmap and support further global expansion while the company continues to operate independently under CEO Vroon Modgill.

  • Buyer
    Genstar Capital, TA Associates
    Target
    AffiniPay
    Seller
    Funds advised by Apax

    Genstar Capital has agreed to make a significant investment in AffiniPay, a provider of practice management software and embedded payments for legal, accounting, and professional services firms. TA Associates will remain a meaningful investor while funds advised by Apax will fully exit; the capital will be used to extend AffiniPay's product suite and accelerate growth across new products and verticals.

  • Buyer
    Advent International
    Target
    Nuvei Corporation
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Nuvei entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to be taken private by Advent International in an all-cash transaction valuing the payments company at approximately US$6.3 billion. Shareholders will receive US$34.00 per share, and the deal is expected to close in late 2024 or the first quarter of 2025.

  • Buyer
    Marlin Equity Partners
    Target
    Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS)
    Seller
    Joerg Wiemer, Aquiline Capital Partners, Management shareholders
    Location
    Germany

    Marlin Equity Partners signed a definitive agreement to complete a majority growth investment in Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS), a cloud-native B2B payments, cash and treasury management software provider. TIS co-founder Joerg Wiemer, Aquiline Capital Partners and management shareholders will retain minority stakes; the deal remains subject to regulatory clearances and customary closing conditions.

  • Buyer
    Sixth Street, KKR, Bayview Asset Management, CardWorks, PIMCO, CPP Investments
    Target
    GreenSky
    Seller
    The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    A consortium of institutional investors led by Sixth Street — including KKR, Bayview Asset Management and CardWorks, with support from PIMCO and strategic financing from CPP Investments — acquired GreenSky and associated loan assets from Goldman Sachs. The transaction, which deepens GreenSky's partnership with Synovus Bank, closed in March 2024 and transfers control of the point-of-sale home improvement lending platform to the investor group.

  • Buyer
    Nordic Capital, Great Hill Partners, One Inc management team
    Target
    One Inc

    Nordic Capital has joined Great Hill Partners as a strategic investor in One Inc, a U.S.-based digital payments platform focused on modernizing insurance payments. The growth equity investment (with significant continuing investment from One Inc's management) will fund product innovation and further scale the Company's payments network and customer expansion.

  • Buyer
    Financial Information Technologies, LLC (Fintech)
    Target
    iControl Systems USA, LLC (iControl)
    Type
    Buyout

    Financial Information Technologies, LLC (Fintech) completed an asset acquisition of iControl Systems USA, LLC (iControl), adding iControl’s alcohol invoice payments and scan-based trading technology to Fintech’s PaymentSource platform. The deal, which closed in December 2023, expands Fintech’s retail product portfolio and broadens PaymentSource capabilities beyond alcohol to additional retail categories.

  • Buyer
    Suffolk Technologies
    Target
    Handle.com

    Handle.com, a construction payments and lien-management software provider, received a growth-stage investment from Suffolk Technologies, the venture arm of Suffolk Construction. The strategic funding will pair Handle's payment and credit platform with Suffolk Technologies' industry network to accelerate adoption across contractors and material suppliers in the built environment.

  • Buyer
    Payroc WorldAccess, LLC
    Target
    SterlingCard Payment Solutions Inc.
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Payroc WorldAccess, LLC has acquired SterlingCard Payment Solutions Inc., a Markham, Ontario-based provider of card-present and payment solutions. The deal adds SterlingCard's team of 11 and card-present capabilities to Payroc's Canadian offering, complementing Payroc's existing card-not-present and ACH/PAD services and expanding its presence in Canada.

  • Buyer
    Sageview Capital, Launch CUSO Holdings (Launch Credit Union), TruMark Financial Credit Union, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Monarch Strategic Advisors
    Target
    LoanStar Technologies

    LoanStar Technologies, a Swarthmore, Pennsylvania–based embedded lending fintech, raised $28 million of growth equity led by Sageview Capital. The round includes investments from Launch CUSO Holdings (Launch Credit Union), TruMark Financial Credit Union, Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Monarch Strategic Advisors and others to fund product development, sales and marketing expansion, and strategic partnerships.

  • Buyer
    Objectway
    Target
    Nest Wealth
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Objectway, a global FinTech software and services provider, has acquired Nest Wealth, a Canadian digital wealth solutions provider. The acquisition expands Objectway's product capabilities in client onboarding and financial planning and accelerates its market presence across North America and EMEA.

  • Buyer
    Phalanx Impact Partners
    Target
    CollateralEdge

    New York-based Phalanx Impact Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Dallas-area fintech CollateralEdge to support the company’s expansion of its collateral-enhancement platform for community and regional banks. The investment will help CollateralEdge scale its proprietary portal that automates collateral pricing and underwriting support to increase middle-market lending to underserved communities.

  • Buyer
    RF Investment Partners, Plymouth Growth
    Target
    Allied Payment Network

    RF Investment Partners provided an additional strategic growth capital investment in portfolio company Allied Payment Network, with Plymouth Growth joining as a co-investor. The funding will support Allied's next-generation infrastructure and product development as the payments provider targets accelerated revenue and transaction growth with banks and credit unions across the U.S.

  • Buyer
    Talus Pay, Alvarez & Marsal Capital (A&M Capital Partners)
    Target
    Jobox.ai, Clarus Merchant Services
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    Talus Pay, a portfolio company of Alvarez & Marsal Capital (A&M Capital Partners), has acquired fintech/mobile-scheduling provider Jobox.ai and B2B payments provider Clarus Merchant Services to expand its payments technology and B2B capabilities. The add-on acquisitions deepen Talus Pay’s capabilities in home and facility services and broader B2B verticals while increasing its scale across merchant customers and payment volume.

  • Buyer
    Blackstone
    Target
    Sony Payment Services Inc.
    Seller
    Sony Bank, Sony Group
    Location
    Tokyo, Japan
    Type
    Buyout

    Private equity funds managed by Blackstone signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority (reported ~80%) stake in Sony Payment Services Inc. from Sony Bank (part of Sony Group), with Sony Bank retaining a minority roll‑over. The deal — reported at roughly $280 million for an 80% stake — marks Blackstone's first investment in Japan's fintech/payments sector as it seeks to expand its Japan private equity portfolio and support SPSV's growth through technology and talent investment.

  • Buyer
    Housatonic Partners
    Target
    eCard Systems

    Housatonic Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in eCard Systems, a Brentwood, Tennessee provider of outsourced gift card programs and processing services. The capital will support expansion of eCard's sales, marketing, technology and production capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed. Canaccord Genuity and Kroll Securities acted as financial advisors to eCard Systems.

  • Buyer
    Milestone Partners, LO3 Capital, Tecum Capital, Navigate Capital Partners
    Target
    CDE Services LLC
    Type
    Buyout

    Milestone Partners, a private equity firm focused on technology-enabled services and financial solutions, has acquired CDE Services LLC, a provider of integrated payment processing and ancillary POS services. The transaction was supported by strategic capital and credit commitments from LO3 Capital, Tecum Capital, and Navigate Capital Partners and is intended to accelerate CDE's product expansion and market share growth in the integrated payments space.

  • Buyer
    PSG Equity
    Target
    Versatile Credit

    PSG Equity (PSG) has made a strategic growth investment in Versatile Credit, a Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania-based provider of an omnichannel point-of-sale lending platform. PSG partners will join Versatile’s board to support go-to-market expansion, deepen lender relationships, and accelerate growth into new merchant categories; financial terms were not disclosed.

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