Banks Kick Off $2.55 Billion Loan Deal for Nuvei Buyout

  • The acquisition financing features a seven-year term loan
  • Deal is latest sign of life in market hungry for new money

Philip Fayer, founder and chief executive officer of Nuvei Corp.

Photographer: Allen McInnis/Bloomberg
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A group of underwriters led by Bank of Montreal launched a $2.55 billion loan Monday to back the acquisition of Nuvei Corp., marking the biggest buyout deal since April.

The seven-year term loan will help fund the $6.3 billion leveraged buyout of the Canadian payments processor by Advent International, management, Novacap and CDPQ, according to people with knowledge of the matter.