# Exclusive-CD&R, GTCR drop pursuit of Global Payments, sources say

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/exclusive-cdr-gtcr-drop-pursuit-of-global-payments-sources-say/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:12:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T21:50:38+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/exclusive-cdr-gtcr-drop-pursuit-global-payments-sources-say-6547151
- Topics: World

## Key points

- CD&R and GTCR have ended takeover talks with Global Payments.
- Financing and deal complexity stalled discussions.
- The company is valued at about US$26.4 billion.

## Summary

Private equity firms CD&R and GTCR have ended early-stage talks about acquiring Global Payments, abandoning a potential takeover after several weeks of exploration. The talks stalled over the complexity of financing a deal of this scale, removing one of the largest possible leveraged buyouts in the payments sector.

Global Payments is valued at about US$26.4 billion and processes card and digital payments while supplying business software and technology. It has faced slower growth, stronger competition and pressure to improve profits, and is reshaping its business after agreeing in 2025 to buy Worldpay in a deal valued at more than US$24 billion and sell its issuer-solutions business to FIS. The firms could resume discussions later, or another buyer could emerge; financing remains difficult amid higher borrowing costs and lenders’ scrutiny of large deals.

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