Shares of PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) surged 14.86% in pre-market trading on Wednesday following a report that Stripe and Advent International have proposed a joint acquisition of the digital payments firm in a deal valued at over $53 billion.
The proposal for $60.50 per share, backed by close to $50 billion in committed financing from banks, was submitted earlier this month, Reuters reported. That implies a 28% premium to PayPal’s closing share price on Tuesday,