Stripe and Advent International Bid for PayPal

Post Today•Economy•14h ago

Reader Briefing

Stripe and Advent International have submitted a 53 billion USD acquisition bid for PayPal.

•Stripe and Advent International offered 53 billion USD, or 60.50 USD per share, to acquire PayPal.
•PayPal's board of directors considers the current offer lower than the company's fair value.
•PayPal's growth has slowed due to intense competition from Apple, Google, Samsung, Stripe, and Affirm.
•PayPal has appointed Enrique Lores as the new CEO to improve competitiveness.

Overview

•PayPal is currently considering an acquisition offer of 53 billion USD from Stripe and Advent International.
•PayPal's board of directors is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the acquisition proposal.
•PayPal's market value reached 360 billion USD at its peak in 2021, but has since experienced slowing growth.
•Apple Pay's market share for digital wallet payment services in the US was 10 percentage points higher than PayPal's last year.
•Analysts suggest PayPal relied too heavily on its original payment system and moved slowly regarding smartphones and AI.
•PayPal appointed Enrique Lores as CEO in February, with Lores officially taking the position in March.
•PayPal has changed CEOs three times over the past four years and is pursuing its second business recovery plan since Dan Schulman stepped down in 2023.
•Investors are closely monitoring PayPal's quarterly results to be announced this month as it may influence acquisition negotiations.

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Key Entities

Organization

PayPalℹ️

A digital payment company and pioneer of online payment systems founded in 1998.

Stripe

A payment service provider and one of the entities submitting an acquisition bid for PayPal.

Advent Internationalℹ️

An organization partnering with Stripe to offer a 53 billion USD bid for PayPal.

eBayℹ️

The company that acquired PayPal in 2002 before PayPal became independent in 2015.

Venmoℹ️

A service provided by PayPal that has seen a decrease in growth rate.

Appleℹ️

A major competitor of PayPal whose Apple Pay service has a higher US market share.

Googleℹ️

A major competitor of PayPal in the payment innovation space.

Samsungℹ️

A major competitor of PayPal in the payment innovation space.

Affirm

A new market player developing mobile payment innovations and competing with PayPal.

Mizuho

The organization where Dan Dolev serves as a senior analyst.

PYMNTS Intelligence

A source of data regarding digital wallet market shares in the US.

Clear Street

The organization where Owen Lau serves as an analyst.

Morgan Stanleyℹ️

An organization whose analysts evaluate the likelihood of the Stripe and Advent International bid.

Place

Wall Streetℹ️

The financial center where PayPal was once a star and where analysts evaluate the acquisition.

Person

Elon Muskℹ️

A key figure in the technology industry whose business path began with PayPal.

Peter Thielℹ️

A key figure in the technology industry whose business path began with PayPal.

Enrique Loresℹ️

The current CEO of PayPal appointed in February.

Dan Dolev

A senior analyst from Mizuho.

Owen Lau

An analyst from Clear Street.

Dan Schulmanℹ️

The former CEO of PayPal who stepped down in 2023.