Advent, Stripe consortium is said to drop pursuit of PayPal, Bloomberg News reports

Rising4 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 3 days

Fri, 14 August 2026peak 3 reports on Fri, 28 August 2026Fri, 28 August 2026

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original reportfirst to report

Le Figaro (France)

Channel News Asia

14 Aug, 21:52over 13 days28 Aug, 01:50

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Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report
- Le Figaro (France)21:52first to report
  PayPal négocie sa vente à un prix relevé avec Stripe et Advent, selon le Wall Street Journal
  Le pionnier des paiements en ligne, qui n’avait pas donné suite à l’offre initiale d’environ 53 milliards de dollars révélée le 15 juillet, s’est depuis engagé dans des négociations avec ses prétendants, selon le quotidien américain.
Fri, 28 August 2026
3 reports
- Channel News Asia01:50
  Advent, Stripe consortium is said to drop pursuit of PayPal, Bloomberg News reports
- rttnews.com06:16
  Advent, Stripe Reportedly Drop PayPal Pursuit; PayPal Shares Drop
  Private equity firm Advent International and payments company Stripe have walked away from a potential acquisition of PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL), ending speculation over a deal that could have valued the fintech company at more than $50 billion, Bloomberg News reported late Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
- yahoo.com21:00
  Stock Market Today, Aug. 28: PayPal Falls 13% After Stripe and Advent Abandon $50B Takeover
  Shares plunged 12.71% on Friday as the reported acquisition pursuit collapsed, removing deal premium support, today, Aug. 28, 2026.