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Can CD&R Take Global Payments Private With $22B in Debt?
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Subscribe03 NOV 2026 / BUSINESS
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and GTCR are in early discussions to potentially acquire Global Payments, aiming to take the company private to leverage its scale and improve value beyond what the public market perceives. This potential transaction, following Global Payments' $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay, highlights the strategic interest in large-scale payment platforms but poses significant challenges, including high debt levels and the need for effective integration to unlock value and improve cash flow.
Global Payments spent much of the past year asking investors to give its Worldpay strategy time to work. Private equity may have another idea: take the company private and give that strategy time away from Wall Street. Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, or CD&...
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