Global Blue to list on NYSE

accellency
January 21, 2020

The Accellency team is proud to have advised on the transaction

Accellency is very pleased to share that Global Blue, the technology and payments partner empowering merchants to capture the growth of international shoppers, announced it will IPO on the NYSE through a merger with Far Point Acquisition Corp. The Accellency team is proud to have advised on the transaction.

Current investors, including Silver Lake, will remain significant shareholders. New investors, anchored by Ant Financial Services Group, a member of the Alibaba Group digital economy and operator of the world’s leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay, and Third Point LLC, have committed to invest a total of $350 million in the combined company at a €2.3 billion (approximately $2.6 billion) valuation.

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