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Clifford Chance Amsterdam advises ABN AMRO, DEPObank, DZ Bank, ING and Rabobank on the sale of their stake in equensWorldline to Worldline

2 October 2019

Clifford Chance Amsterdam advises ABN AMRO, DEPObank, DZ Bank, ING and Rabobank on the sale of their stake in equensWorldline to Worldline

Clifford Chance advised  ABN AMRO, DEPObank, DZ Bank, ING and Rabobank on the sale of the 36.4% stake in equensWorldline held by them to Worldline. Worldline acquired full ownership of equensWorldline, which represents the final step of the Equens acquisition by Worldline initiated in 2016, a transaction on which Clifford Chance also advised. The call exercise price is EUR 1,070 million for the remaining 36.4% stake.

equensWorldline is the leading European payment transaction processor, combining long-standing proven expertise in traditional mass payment systems and innovative e-commerce and mobile payment solutions. equensWorldline services a broad, international client base in numerous countries across Europe.

The Clifford Chance team consisted of Jeroen Thijssen, Jan-Hendrik Horsmeier, Marina Sarkisjan and Carlijn Tenge.