PayPal in talks with Stripe and private equity firm over sale: report
After rejecting a previous offer, payments giant PayPal is considering a new deal to sell itself to a group of investors that includes private financial company Stripe, according to a Wall Street Journal report Friday.
In July, Stripe and private equity firm Advent International made a joint offer to buy the digital payments pioneer for $60.50 a share, which would have valued PayPal at around $53 billion, according to media reports.
That’s an 85% haircut compared to PayPal’s peak market value which was near $360 billion in 2021. The company issued disappointing profit guidance for 2026 earlier this year.
