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Buyout firms are exploring purchasing a majority stake in Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) Worldpay unit at a valuation of more than $15 billion.
Private equity firm Advent, which was previously part of consortium that owned Worldpay, is evaluating making an offer, according to a Financial Times report on Friday, which cited people familiar. Chicago-based PE firm GTCR has also studied a bid.
The report comes after Fidelity National (FIS) announced in February that it planned to spin off its Merchant Solutions business, known as Worldpay. Fidelity National purchased Worldpay for about $35 billion in 2019.
The payment technology company in December announced it started a comprehensive review of its strategy, businesses, operations, and structure as part of a cooperation agreement with shareholder D.E. Shaw.