FIS sells Worldpay in $11.7 billion deal, part of CEO Stephanie Ferris’ turnaround plan for the company


Four months after saying it would spin off the retailer-focused transactions company it acquired for $43 billion in 2019, Fidelity National Information Services Inc. has found a buyer for the business.

The majority of FIS' stake in the Worldpay business will be sold to private-equity fund GTCR in a deal that values the company at $18.5 billion, FIS said Thursday.

FIS will receive about $11.7 billion up front and another $1 billion if GTCR's returns exceed certain thresholds. The Jacksonville,…

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