Partnerships / Acquisitions

Partnerships / Acquisitions
OppFi Combines With SPAC; Begins Trading On NYSE
July 22, 2021

Opportunity Financial, LLC and FG New America Acquisition Corp. have joined forces. The combined new company, now officially known as OppFi, Inc., began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols OPFI (Class A common stock) and OPFI (warrants) on Wednesday (July...

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Uber Freight Acquiring Transplace In $2.25B Deal
July 22, 2021

Uber’s trucking unit, Uber Freight, has inked a $2.25 billion deal to acquire transportation logistics company Transplace from TPG Capital. The deal includes $750 million in Uber common stock and the remainder in cash. Transplace was acquired by TPG Capital in 2017. “This is a significant...

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Visa Seals £700M Deal For Acquisition Of Currencycloud
July 22, 2021

Visa signed a £700 million deal to acquire the B2B cross-border payments firm Currencycloud in an effort to advance money movement around the world. The deal builds on the strategic partnership the two companies already have in place. “The acquisition of Currencycloud is another example...

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Vehicle Protection Company Olive, PayLink Direct To Merge And Go Public Via SPAC
July 21, 2021

Olive.com, which works in payment services and online vehicle protection plans, will be going public in a combination with PayLink Direct, a payment service provider, a press release says. The company will be combining with MDH Acquisition Corp. The new combined company will be called...

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Microsoft Buys CloudKnox To Boost Cybersecurity, Cloud Protection
July 21, 2021

Microsoft has acquired CloudKnox Security, boosting its commitment to cybersecurity, the company announced in a Wednesday (July 21) blog post. CloudKnox has the ability to help companies right-size permissions, enforce least-privilege principles to cut risk and allows for analytics to tighten security against breaches. Microsoft...

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ParkHub Buys CurbTrac, Plans Integration Of Parking Management Tech
July 19, 2021

ParkHub, which provides parking tech for B2B services, has acquired parking payment management platform CurbTrac, a press release says. “ParkHub is dedicated to the notion that our industry’s advancement relies on collaboration,” said George Baker, Sr., ParkHub’s founder and CEO. “We are delighted to have reached...

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Bill.com Pays $625M For AR Software Provider Invoice2go
July 19, 2021

Back-office software provider Bill.com announced on Monday (July 19) that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Invoice2go in a $625 million stock and cash deal. Based in Sydney, Australia and Palo Alto, Invoice2go is a mobile-first accounts receivable (AR) software provider that lets...

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Razorpay Push To Power SMB Finserv Beyond The Bounds Of Payments
July 19, 2021

Indian mobile wallet firm Razorpay has announced its latest acquisition: TERA Finlabs, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based risk tech SaaS Platform. TERA, a Bengaluru-based startup, provides technology, risk and capital solutions to enable innovative embedded financing solutions for businesses. The buy marks Razorpay’s third such acquisition to move more deeply...

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Razorpay Acquires Embedded Financing Startup TERA Finlabs
July 19, 2021

The Indian payments fintech Razorpay said on Monday (July 19) that it has acquired TERA Finlabs, a startup that provides embedded financing solutions for businesses. “This acquisition of TERA Finlabs is aligned with Razorpay’s strategy of financially supporting as many MSMEs as possible by building...