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FIS Global - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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FIS Global M&A Summary

FIS Global has acquired 32 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 15 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

FIS Global’s largest acquisition to date was in 2019, when it acquired Worldpay for $43.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold Worldpay to Global Payments for $24.3B. FIS Global has acquired in 11 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (34%) and information technology (21%).

FIS Global Business Overview

Where is FIS Global headquartered?

FIS Global is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

What is FIS Global’s revenue?

FIS Global disclosed revenue of 10,127M USD for 2024 and 9,821M USD for 2023.

How many employees does FIS Global have?

FIS Global has 50,000 employees.

What sector is FIS Global in?

FIS Global is a financial services company.

When was FIS Global founded?

FIS Global was founded in 1968.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity29
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 21
  • M&A Advisors 7

FIS Global

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

347 Riverside Avenue,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
United States,
(904) 438-6000
www.fisglobal.com

FIS Global is a provider of core processing for financial institutions, card issuers, and transaction processing services, and outsourcing services to financial institutions and retailers. FIS Global was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 18 - 1 1 2 1 23
vol $54.8B $13.5B $68.3B
Sell (0.4/yr) # 4 - - 1 - 1 6
vol $24.3B $24.3B
  29

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Worldpay LLC 2025-04-17 24.3B USD Divestiture
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.worldpay.com
Global Payments - Issuer Solutions business 2025-04-17 13.5B USD Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
Dragonfly Financial Technologies 2024-11-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Naples, Florida · www.dragonflyft.com
First Nationwide Title Agency LLC 2024-10-02 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.firstnationwidetitle.com
Deep Pool Financial Solutions 2023-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Ireland · www.deep-pool.com
Worldpay LLC 2023-07-06 - Divestiture
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.worldpay.com
Payrix Solutions LLC 2022-02-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Sandy Springs, Georgia · www.payrix.com
Worldpay LLC 2019-03-18 43.0B USD Merger
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.worldpay.com
Reliance Trust Company Of Delaware 2018-10-22 - Divestiture
Wilmington, Delaware
Certegy Payment Solutions LLC 2018-09-04 - Divestiture
Clearwater, Florida · www.certegy.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
SunGard Data Systems, Inc. 2015-08-12 CentralSquare Technologies 2016-12-07 1
Wayne, Pennsylvania · www.sungard.com Lake Mary, Florida · www.centralSquare.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 8 (33%) 9.7B (14%) 1 (17%) -
Financial Services 5 (21%) 56.5B (83%) 3 (50%) 24.3B (100%)
Information Technology 5 (21%) 1.8B (3%) - -
Internet Software and Services 3 (13%) - 1 (17%) -
Business Services 2 (8%) 300M (< 1%) 1 (17%) -
Insurance 1 (4%) - - -
Total 24 $68.3B 6 $24.3B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 21 67.5B 5 24.3B
  California 4 120M - -
  Ohio 2 43.0B 2 24.3B
  Florida 2 - 2 -
  New York 3 - - -
  Wisconsin 2 - - -
  Georgia 2 13.5B - -
  Arizona 2 1.8B - -
  Pennsylvania 1 9.1B - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Delaware - - 1 -
United Kingdom 1 300M 1 -
Belgium 1 493M - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Domestic 21 (88%) 67.5B (99%) 5 (83%) 24.3B (100%)
Cross-border 3 (13%) 793M (1%) 1 (17%) -
Total 24 $68.3B 6 $24.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Centerview Partners
 3
BofA Securities
 3
Goldman Sachs
 2
Legal Deals
Willkie Farr & Gallagher
 3
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
 1
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 4 $67.4B
$100M to $1B 3 $913M
< $100M 1 $24M
TOTAL $68.3B
Largest Worldpay LLC
$43.0B (2019-03-18)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $24.3B
TOTAL $24.3B
Largest Worldpay LLC
$24.3B (2025-04-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
29%
7 (29%)
Strategic(s)
13%
3 (13%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
67%
4 (67%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

10,127   4% 2024
9,821   2% 2023
9,719   5% 2022
9,339   26% 2021
12,552   22% 2020
10,333   23% 2019
8,423   8% 2018
9,123   2% 2017
9,241   41% 2016
6,595   3% 2015
6,414   6% 2014
6,063   5% 2013
5,795   2012
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Employees

50,000

Established

1968

Public

NYSE: FIS

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