Nik(@NikMilanovic):BREAKING: @Stripe and @adventintl are (officially) trying to buy @PayPal 👀 ▶️$53.4B joint offer — $60.50/share cash, ~28% premium ▶️~$50B in bank financing lined up (@JPMorgan, @MorganStanley) ▶️Stripe + Advent would co-own PayPal 50/50, no breakup planned ▶️PayPal's board reportedly thinks the price is too low, hasn't formally responded ▶️Possible fallback: spin off Braintree to Advent to ease antitrust concerns ▶️Backdrop: PayPal stock down 40%+ from highs, brutal "transition year," CEO ousted ▶️Stripe just hit a $159B valuation and wants @Venmo, consumer payments, agentic commerce assets

2026.08.14 20:06

BREAKING: @Stripe and @adventintl are (officially) trying to buy @PayPal 👀 ▶️$53.4B joint offer — $60.50/share cash, ~28% premium ▶️~$50B in bank financing lined up (@JPMorgan, @MorganStanley) ▶️Stripe + Advent would co-own PayPal 50/50, no breakup planned ▶️PayPal's board reportedly thinks the price is too low, hasn't formally responded ▶️Possible fallback: spin off Braintree to Advent to ease antitrust concerns ▶️Backdrop: PayPal stock down 40%+ from highs, brutal "transition year," CEO ousted ▶️Stripe just hit a $159B valuation and wants @Venmo, consumer payments, agentic commerce assets