PayPal to Take Over Carlyle Stake in E-Commerce Firm Shopware

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By Paige Smith and Swetha Gopinath

October 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM UTC

PayPal Holdings Inc. is taking over a stake in German digital commerce company Shopware AG from a Carlyle Group Inc. fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

PayPal’s stake in Shopware will increase to about 41% from roughly 11% with the deal, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the private transaction.