733Park
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M&A Advisors for Payments Companies

733Park is a boutique M&A advisory firm built for the payments industry. We represent payment processors, ISOs, payfacs, gateways, and payments software companies in sell-side and buy-side transactions.

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For more than 25 years, 733Park has done one thing: put payments, fintech, and SaaS deals together. We have closed more than 200 transactions representing over $10 billion in deal volume. Our clients have enterprise values from $2 million to $350 million, and every engagement is led personally by our founder. When you hire 733Park, you get the person who has done this for 25 years, not a junior associate.

Who we work with

  • Payment processors and merchant acquirers preparing for a sale
  • ISOs and agents with residual portfolios or full-company exits
  • Payfacs, gateways, and payments infrastructure companies
  • ISVs with embedded payments looking to monetize
  • Buyers seeking targets in payments and fintech

How the process works

We start with a valuation grounded in real comps from deals we have closed, not a formula. Then we build the buyer list from relationships developed over 25 years in this industry, run a confidential process, create competition, and negotiate to close. Most engagements run four to eight months from signed agreement to funded transaction, though every deal has its own clock.

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$10B+
Transaction volume facilitated
200+
Deals closed
4-6
Months from kickoff to close, typical
25+
Years of payments M&A expertise
FAQ

Payments M&A questions founders ask

What does an M&A advisor for a payments company actually do?
A payments M&A advisor values your company, identifies and approaches qualified buyers confidentially, creates competitive tension, negotiates terms, and manages diligence through closing. The right advisor knows the payments buyer universe personally, which is what produces multiple offers instead of one.
How are payment processors valued?
Buyers price payments companies on recurring revenue quality: attrition, margin per merchant, processor and vertical concentration, contract portability, and growth. Two companies with identical revenue can trade at very different values based on those factors. A real valuation requires reading the residual statements, which is where we start.
Who buys payments companies?
Strategic acquirers (larger processors and ISOs consolidating share), private equity firms with payments platforms, and increasingly software companies acquiring payments capability. The best outcome usually comes from running all three buyer types against each other.
Is 733Park too small to run my deal?
Boutique is the point. We take fewer engagements and the founder runs every one, which is how we have closed more than 200 transactions over 25 years. Larger firms hand deals under $100 million to junior teams. We do not.

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