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Private Equity Firm Silver Lake Considers Selling Global Blue
Private Equity Firm Silver Lake Considers Selling Global Blue
August 15, 2023  |  Business

Private equity firm Silver Lake is reportedly exploring selling Global Blue, a company that enables retailers to offer tax-free shopping. This consideration comes after receiving...

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EMEA Daily: MoneyGram Powers Remittances for UAE’s Jingle Pay App
EMEA Daily: MoneyGram Powers Remittances for UAE’s Jingle Pay App
October 04, 2022  |  International

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Moneygram announces a new partnership with Jingle Pay, while the European Council officially approves the...

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Global Blue Acquires Majority Stake in Shipup, Expands Post-Purchase Tech
Global Blue Acquires Majority Stake in Shipup, Expands Post-Purchase Tech
October 04, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Switzerland-based retail technology and payments company Global Blue has acquired a majority stake in post-purchase technology provider Shipup. This investment adds to Global Blue’s mission...

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Switzerland-Based Global Blue Backed With $225M to Pursue Acquisitions
Switzerland-Based Global Blue Backed With $225M to Pursue Acquisitions
May 06, 2022  |  Investments

Switzerland-based technology and payments company Global Blue has secured a $225 million strategic growth equity investment from CK Opportunities Fund, an investment fund co-managed by...

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Global Blue Acquires ZigZag To Add Returns To Tax-Free Shopping Solution
Global Blue Acquires ZigZag To Add Returns To Tax-Free Shopping Solution
March 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Tax-free shopping company Global Blue has acquired software-as-a-service firm ZigZag Global to expand its services to include a global eCommerce returns management program. Global Blue...

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Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T
Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap...
January 17, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43...

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New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies
New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies
January 17, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It’s too early into the new year to definitively call a trend. But then again, only two weeks into 2020, mergers and deal-making in payments,...

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Far Point Acquisition Merges With Global Blue In $2.6B Deal
Far Point Acquisition Merges With Global Blue In $2.6B Deal
January 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Virginia-based FinTech firm Far Point closed a $2.6 billion merger deal with Switzerland’s tourism shopping tax refund company Global Blue, earning it a listing on...

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Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend
Global Blue Acquisition Capitalizes On Consumer X-Border Spend
January 16, 2020  |  Acquiring

New day, new multi-billion-dollar deal within the payments space. To that end, Far Point Acquisition – which operates as a “blank check” company that focuses...

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