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Corestar Partners advises the shareholders of Borgun on the majority sale to Salt Pay Co
Transaction Summary With an agreement signed on 11 March 2020, Íslandsbanki has sold 63.5% of its holding in Borgun hf. to Salt Pay Co Ltd. Concurrent with the sale, Salt Pay Co. is also purchasing the holding owned by Borgun Holding Company slf. Following these two...
Corestar Partners advises the shareholders of Sipay on the growth equity investment backed by Moira Capital Partners
Sipay Plus, S.L. (“Sipay”) and its majority shareholder, founder and CEO José Luis Nevado, reached an agreement on the terms of minority growth equity investment from Moira Capital Partners (“Moira”), a leading Spain based provider of growth capital for innovative...
Corestar Partners acted as financial advisor on the majority sale of heidelpay to KKR
“Due to Corestar Partners’ unparalleled sector expertise, network, and their ability to design and efficiently run bespoke processes we were able to ensure the most desired outcome. I highly appreciate Corestar Partners’ strategic advice, dedication and...
Corestar Partners advises o the management buy-out of Vibbek AG
Following the sale of Aduno Group’s merchant acquiring business to SIX Payment Services AG in August 2017, Aduno Group decided to spin-off its equity participation in Vibbek AG, since it was no longer active in the field of...
Corestar Partners advises the shareholders of mPAY24 GmbH on the successful sale to Heidelberger Payment GmbH, backed by AnaCap Financial Partners
heidelpay Investments GmbH (the “heidelpay group”), a leading German and Germanic-speaking countries (“DACH”) payment service provider (“PSP”) backed by AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, today...
Corestar Partners advises Concardis, Advent International and Bain Capital Private Equity on the acquisition of PCS and Simplepay
Eschborn-based full-service payment provider Concardis has acquired PCS PayCard Service GmbH and Simplepay GmbH, based in Mannheim and Berlin respectively. Both companies are independent sales organisations (ISO) and well-established giants in their respective...
Corestar Partners advises HiPay Group on the majority sale of HiPay Mobile to GibMédia
HiPay Group, the leading French payments specialist, announced a general meeting for shareholder approval of the proposed sale of its micropayment business, HiPay Mobile. Following the strategy of refocusing on its payment activity, an orientation approved at the end...
Corestar Partners advises the founders of Heidelpay on the majority sale to AnaCap Financial Partners
AnaCap Financial Partners (“AnaCap”), the specialist European financial services private equity firm, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Heidelpay, a leading German online payment service provider (PSP). As part of the...
Corestar Partners advises Advent International and Bain Capital Private Equity on the acquisition of Concardis
Advent International and Bain Capital Private Equity (the “Consortium”) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire Concardis GmbH, a leading German payment service provider, from a group of German private banks, co-operative banks, savings banks...
Corestar Partners advises UPG and its shareholders on its fairness opinion
UPG PLC (“UPG”, the “Company”, www.upg.co.uk) is a highly innovative UK base online payment services company. Established in 1998, UPG's core competencies, combined with industry sector knowledge have enabled the company to deliver significant value to Retailers and...
Corestar Partners advises milliPay and its shareholders on its equity capital increase
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to milliPay Systems AG (“milliPay”) on its capital increase backed by private investors to fund its go to market strategy and further develop its business milliPay is a highly...
Corestar Partners advises PayCo and its shareholders on its equity capital increase and merger
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Payment Company AG and its shareholders (“PayCo”) on its capital increase combined with a merger with a complementary payment services specialist, to form a platform for future...
Corestar Partners advises Nordic Capital on the acquisition of Samport
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Nordic Capital Fund VIII (“Nordic Capital”) on the acquisition of Samport Payment Services AB (“Samport”), as a bolt-on acquisition for Euroline AB. Nordic Capital made this...
Corestar Partners advises Crossinx and its shareholders on the equity capital increase
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Crossinx GmbH and its shareholders (“Crossinx”) on its capital increase to fund the company’ future growth. The capital increase was backed by a consortium of business angels....
Corestar Partners advises Nordic Capital on the acquisition of Euroline AB
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Nordic Capital Fund VIII (“Nordic Capital”) on the acquisition of Euroline AB (“Euroline”). Nordic Capital private equity funds have invested in mid-market companies primarily in...
Corestar Partners advises Bitnet on its entry into the European market and its capital increase
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial and strategic advisor to Bitnet Ltd. (“Bitnet”) on the company’s market entry into Europe and its equity capital increase. Founded in January 2014, Bitnet has offices in Europe and the San...
Corestar Partners presents at the 4th PSE Merchant Acquiring Conference in London
Corestar Partners participated in the 4th annual PSE Merchant Acquiring Conference in London on 27 November 2014. It was attended by over a hundred senior payments professionals from across the payments landscape. PSE Consulting focused on the emerging role of mobile...
Corestar Partners advises Klarna AB and its shareholders on the acquisition of Sofort AG
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Klarna AB and its shareholders (“Klarna”) on the acquisition of Sofort AG (“Sofort”) to become the leading European payments provider and rival to US groups such as PayPal, Visa...
Corestar Partners advises Klarna AB and its shareholders on the equity capital increase
Corestar Partners is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to Klarna AB and its shareholders (“Klarna”) on its capital increase to fund the acquisition of Sofort AG (“Sofort”). The capital increase was backed by Klarna’s founders, Atomico...