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Nexi
Acquirer · Processor
Italy€4.0bnMarket cap · as of 1 Jun 2026 · companiesmarketcap.com
- Revenue
- €3.5B (FY2024)
- Employees
- ~10,580
- Headquarters
- Milan, Italy
- Website
- nexigroup.com
What it does
European PayTech spanning merchant solutions, card issuing and digital banking solutions.
Ownership
- Owns
- Nets
Deals
- Apr 2026·acquired by CVC Capital Partners — Reported CVC consideration of a ~€9B take-private of Nexi, possibly carving out the digital-banking unit to a state-backed investor (CDP) to address golden-power concerns; CDP signalled it opposes a sale
- Nov 2020·acquired Nets — All-share merger; Nets shareholders (H&F, Advent, Bain, GIC) received ~39% of the combined group
- Oct 2020·acquired SIA — All-share merger at 1.5761 Nexi shares per SIA share; SIA holders took ~30% of the combined group
Funding
- Apr 2019·€2.03B
Developments
- ~Q1 2026·Nexi acquires majority stake in Banca Popolare di Sondrio's merchant services for €100M
- 7 May 2026·Nexi Q1 2026: revenue +1.0% (5% underlying), EBITDA margin 48.3%, dividend +20%, FY guidance confirmed under new CEO Mingrone
- 29 Apr 2026·CVC Capital Partners weighs ~€9bn bid to take Nexi private
- 28 Apr 2026·CVC Capital explores €9 billion take-private bid for Nexi; Italian state lender CDP opposed to selling stake
- 26 Mar 2026·Nexi CEO Bertoluzzo steps down after capital markets day stock slump; CFO Bernardo Mingrone appointed CEO
- 25 Mar 2026·Nexi names Bernardo Mingrone CEO, succeeding Paolo Bertoluzzo
- 05 Mar 2026·Nexi shares plunge 22% to record low after cautious three-year plan unveiled
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