{"id":59978,"date":"2017-01-19T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/news\/anacapsignsagreementtoacquireleadinggermanpaymentserviceprovider-heidelpay\/"},"modified":"2017-01-19T08:30:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T07:30:57","slug":"anacapsignsagreementtoacquireleadinggermanpaymentserviceprovider-heidelpay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/news\/anacapsignsagreementtoacquireleadinggermanpaymentserviceprovider-heidelpay\/","title":{"rendered":"AnaCap\tsigns\tagreement\tto\tacquire\tleading\tGerman\tPayment\tService\tProvider\t Heidelpay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founded\tin\t2003,\tHeidelpay\tis\ta\tfull-service\tPSP\tthat\tfacilitates\tpayment\tacceptance<br \/>\non\tbehalf\tof\tonline\tmerchants.\tThe\tplatform\tis\t100%\tproprietary,\tserving\tmore\tthan<br \/>\n14,500\t primarily\t online\t businesses\t across\t the\t DACH\t and\t Benelux\t regions,\t and<br \/>\nprocesses\t transactions\t across\t more\t than\t 200\t payment\t methods,\t covering\t online,<br \/>\nmobile\tand\tpoint-of-sale\tchannels.\t<\/p>\n<p>Heidelpay\toperates\tin\ta\t fast-growing\tmarket\tdriven\tby\t the\tcontinued\texpansion\tof<br \/>\nglobal\t e-commerce.\t Processed\t volumes\t globally\t are\t estimated\t to\t grow\t by\t around<br \/>\n17%\ta\tyear\tand\tare\tlikely\tto\treach\tclose\tto\t\u20ac4\ttrillion\tby\t2019,\twhile\tthe\taddressable<br \/>\nmarket\tin\tEurope\talone\tis\testimated\tto\tbe\taround\t\u20ac154\tbillion\tat\tpresent.\t<\/p>\n<p>Heidelpay\t itself\t has\t seen\t significant\t expansion\t over\t the\t past\t three\t years.\t It<br \/>\nprocesses a\tsignificant\tshare\tof\te-commerce\t volumes in its\t target\tmarkets with an<br \/>\nabove\t market\t CAGR\t of\t more\t than\t 20%\t since\t 2013. Heidelpay\t intends\t to\t grow\t its<br \/>\nbusiness\t organically\t and\t inorganically,\t broadening\t its\t offering\t in\t existing<br \/>\njurisdictions and\t across\t the\t payments\t value\t chain,\t launching\t additional\t products<br \/>\nand\tfunctionalities,\tand\tpotentially\tentering\tother\tselect\tEU\tmarkets.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Completion\tof\tthe\ttransaction\tis\tsubject\tto\tapproval\tby\tthe\tFederal\tFinancial<br \/>\nSupervisory\tAuthority,\tthe\tGerman\tFederal\tBank\tand the\tLuxembourg\tFinancial<br \/>\nSupervisory\tAuthority.<\/p>\n<p>This\tannouncement\tfollows\tAnaCap\u2019s\tsigning\tlast\tmonth\tof\tan\tagreement\tto\tacquire<br \/>\nthe\tFrench\tretail\tbanking\toperations\tof\tBarclays,\twhich\twill\tbecome\tAnaCap\u2019s\tsixth<br \/>\nbanking\tplatform.\t<\/p>\n<p>Tassilo\tArnhold,\tDirector\tat\tAnaCap,\tcommented:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\tare\tdelighted\tto\t invest in\twhat\tis\ta\thighly\tinnovative,\tfast-growing\tbusiness\tled<br \/>\nby\tan\tambitious\tand\tcommitted\tmanagement\tteam with\tover\t20\tyears\u2019\texperience\tin<br \/>\nthe\t payments\tindustry.\tHeidelpay\t operates\tin\t a\t vast\t and\thigh-growth\t addressable<br \/>\nmarket in\t which\t there\t is\t a\t scarcity\t of\t nimble\t independent\t PSP\t providers,\t thus\toffering\tan\texciting\topportunity\t to\tcapture\t further\tmarket\tshare through\tinvesting<br \/>\nin\tthe\tbusiness\tand\tdriving\tthe\tnext\tphase\tof\texpansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mirko\tHuellemann,\tHeidelpay\tFounder\tand\tCEO,\tcommented:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\tare\textremely\texcited\tabout\tpartnering\twith\tAnaCap\tfor\tthe\tnext\tchapter\tof<br \/>\ndeveloping\tHeidelpay.\tOver\tthe\tpast\tyears,\twe\thave\tbuilt\ta\tfully\tindependent,\tfastgrowing<br \/>\nand\tleading\tGerman\tPayment\tService\tProvider.\tTo\trealise\tthe\tplatform\u2019s\tfull<br \/>\npotential\tand\tcapitalise\ton\tthe\tcontinued\tvast\tmarket\tgrowth\topportunity,\twe\tare<br \/>\nconfident\tnow\tis\tthe\tright\ttime\tto\tpartner\twith\ta\tprofessional\tinvestor.\tWith\tits\tdeep<br \/>\nexpertise\tin\tEuropean\tfinancial\tservices\tand\tproven\ttrack\trecord\tof\tsupporting\tfastgrowing<br \/>\ncompanies,\tAnaCap\tis\tthe\tideal\tinvestor\tfor\tour\tnext\tstage\tof\tdevelopment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AnaCap\t was\t advised\t by\t Norton\t Rose\t Fulbright\t and\t EY.\t Heidelpay\t was\t advised\t by<br \/>\nCorestar\tPartners\tand\tHerbert\tSmith\tFreehills.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AnaCap\t Financial\t Partners\t (\u201cAnaCap\u201d),\t the\t specialist\t European\t financial\t services<br \/>\nprivate\tequity\tfirm,\thas\ttoday\tannounced\tthat\tit\thas\tsigned\tan\tagreement\tto\tacquire<br \/>\na\tcontrolling\tstake\tin\tHeidelpay,\ta\tleading\tGerman\tonline\tpayment\tservice\tprovider<br \/>\n(PSP).\t As\t part\t of\t the\t transaction,\t the\t Co-Founders\t and\t existing\t management\t will<br \/>\nretain\ta\tminority\tstake\tin\tthe\tbusiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":59976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1470],"tags":[1671,1888,1651,1437,2082,2035,1702],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59978"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}