北京吉普携手Square斥资290亿美元收购澳大利亚支付公司afterpay Tencent成为主要
在北京时间8月3日的清晨,Square公司公布了一个令人瞩目的财务消息:他们计划以290亿美元的天价收购澳大利亚的金融科技支付公司Afterpay。D.A. Davidson的一位分析师克里斯托弗·布伦德对此表示,这次收购可能会为后续交易铺平道路,因为万事达、Visa和PayPal等巨头也对Afterpay垂涎已久。他认为,BNPL(买现在付后)模式已经逐渐成为主流,并且Square的这次大举进军将引起业界广泛关注。
Afterpay的两位创始人将从这笔交易中获得约25亿美元,而腾讯作为早期投资者,也将获得丰厚利润。2020年,腾讯向Afterpay投资了3亿美元并拿下5%的股份,现在随着出售所得,他们预计能赚取17亿美元。
自2020年初以来,Afterpay股价从10澳元飙升至当前114.80澳元。During this period, Afterpay has been expanding rapidly in the US, amassing a significant user base. With the acquisition of Afterpay, Square will become a formidable competitor to PayPal and Swedish startup Klarna. Although Klarna is yet to go public, it has already been valued at an impressive 460 billion dollars.
According to insiders, Square had started negotiations with Afterpay over a year ago and was confident that they would be the sole bidder for the company.