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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Global Payments (GPN)

Global Payments completes Worldpay acquisition and Issuer Solutions sale to FIS

Neutral Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Global Payments said on January 12, 2026 that it completed its acquisition of Worldpay from FIS and GTCR and sold its Issuer Solutions business to FIS. The filing also issued stock to GTCR, which now holds approximately 15.45% of Global Payments common stock, and set lock-up, standstill and registration terms for those shares. Shareholders face a larger share count and a new ownership stake, and the company said it expects to reduce adjusted net leverage to 3.0x within 18 to 24 months.

Key points

  • Acquisition of Worldpay and divestiture of Issuer Solutions to FIS completed, announced January 12, 2026
  • Stock Consideration issued to GTCR on January 9, 2026; GTCR now holds approximately 15.45% of outstanding common stock
  • Lock-up: 35% of GTCR's shares released 12 months after closing, 15% at 15 months, remainder at 18 months
  • Company expects to reduce adjusted net leverage to 3.0x within 18 to 24 months and plans to invest over $1 billion annually

The filing

CompanyGlobal Payments (GPN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 12, 2026, 7:12 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-002705

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed3.02 Unregistered Equity Sale7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 12, 2026.

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