Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS): M&A transaction — FIS closes $13.5B acquisition of Global Payments' Issuer Solutions, sells Worldpay stake

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

FIS acquired Global Payments' Issuer Solutions (TSYS) for $13.5B enterprise value; sold its 45% Worldpay stake.
Net purchase price ~$12B including $1.5B tax assets; FIS paid ~$7.7B cash after offset.
Deal expected to generate $500M incremental Adjusted Free Cash Flow in 2026, $700M by 2028.
FIS now processes 40B+ annual transactions across 75+ countries; Banking TAM expands by $28B.
FIS launched new AI offering leveraging combined data intelligence from the acquisition.

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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. completed a disposition involving Global Payments Inc. (closed 2026-01-09).

Action: disposition
Counterparty: Global Payments Inc.
Closing: 2026-01-09

Exact text from the filing

and (ii) sale of all of its equity interests in Worldpay Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Worldpay”), pursuant to the transaction agreement (the “FIS Transaction Agreement")

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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. completed an acquisition involving Global Payments Inc. for $13.5 billion enterprise valuation (closed 2026-01-09).

Action: acquisition
Counterparty: Global Payments Inc.
Consideration: $13.5 billion enterprise valuation
Closing: 2026-01-09

Exact text from the filing

respect of Worldpay was based on a $24.25 billion enterprise valuation of Worldpay, and the purchase price paid by FIS in respect of the Issuer Solutions Business was based on a $13.5 billion enterprise valuation of the Issuer Solutions Business, in each case, subject to customary adjustments for the cash, debt and working capital (relative to a target) of Worldpay

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