Verifone
Francisco Partners took Verifone, the world's largest point-of-sale terminal manufacturer, private for $3.4B in 2018. Verifone processes 70%+ of U.S. card payments. Post-acquisition the company has pursued aggressive software-as-a-service transition, raising costs for merchants.
- FOUNDED
- 1981
- ACQUIRED
- Francisco Partners, 2018, $3.4B
- WEB
- verifone.com
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1981
Verifone founded
2018
Acquired by Francisco Partners for $3.4B
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