Nuvei Corp NVEI

Nuvei enters into agreement to be taken private

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Existing shareholder Philip Fayer is rolling over substantially all of his existing equity and existing shareholders Novacap and CDPQ are rolling over a majority of their existing equity

Key highlights:

• Nuvei, a global leader in payments, and Advent, a significant player in fintech private equity investing, join forces via all-cash transaction
• Shareholders will receive US$34.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of approximately 56% over Nuvei's unaffected closing share price of US$21.76 on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 15, 2024, and a premium of approximately 48% over Nuvei's 90-day volume weighted average trading price[1] as of such date, valuing Nuvei at an enterprise value of approximately US$6.3 billion
• Canadian shareholders Philip Fayer, Novacap and CDPQ will indirectly own or control approximately 24%, 18% and 12%, respectively, of the equity in the resulting private company as part of the agreement
• Philip Fayer will continue to lead Nuvei as Chair and Chief Executive Officer, alongside his broader leadership team, with Montreal continuing to serve as Nuvei's headquarters  

MONTREAL, April 1, 2024 /CNW/ -- Nuvei Corporation ("Nuvei" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), today announced that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the "Arrangement Agreement") to be taken private by Advent International ("Advent"), one of the world's largest and most experienced global private equity investors, with the support of each of the Company's holders of multiple voting shares ("Multiple Voting Shares"), being Philip Fayer, certain investment funds managed by Novacap Management Inc. (collectively, "Novacap") and CDPQ, via an all-cash transaction which values Nuvei at an enterprise value of approximately US$6.3 billion. The Company will continue to be based in Montreal.

Nuvei enters into agreement to be taken private by Advent International, alongside existing Canadian shareholders Philip Fayer, Novacap and CDPQ at a price of US$34.00 per share (newswire.ca)