FIS buys Global Payments' Issuer Solutions for $13.5B, sells Worldpay stake, gets ~$6.6B net

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

FIS will acquire Issuer Solutions Business from Global Payments for $13.5B enterprise value, paying via sale of its Worldpay equity and cash.
FIS expects pre-tax proceeds of ~$6.6B from Worldpay sale (part of $24.25B Worldpay enterprise value, with GTCR).
Transaction cross-conditioned with GTCR's acquisition of Worldpay; closing targeted by April 16, 2026, with two 6-month extensions possible.
FIS obtained $8B bridge loan commitment from Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo; expects to replace with permanent financing before closing.
Deal requires regulatory clearances in U.S. and other jurisdictions; no financing condition, but subject to customary closing conditions.

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