Stripe and Advent reportedly offered to buy PayPal for around $53.4B

July 15, 2026 Lauren Forristal

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Stripe and private equity firm Advent International have reportedly submitted a joint bid to acquire PayPal in a deal valued at approximately $53.4 billion. Reuters reports that the offer was submitted earlier this month and is backed by roughly $50 billion in committed bank financing. Under the proposal, Stripe and Advent would jointly own PayPal, […]

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