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DirectCash to acquire Customers

Monday 2 April 2012 10:47 CET | News

DirectCash, a Canadian provider of ATMs, debit terminals, prepaid phone cards and prepaid cash cards, has inked a deal with Australian ATM provider Customers to purchase the latter for almost USD 179 million.

As part of the agreement, DirectCash Payments will pay USD 1.27 per share in cash for the company. The transaction, which has been approved by the DirectCash board, will add about USD 129 million in revenue to the company’s balance sheet.

Currently, DirectCash has about 7,900 ATM’s in Canada and other countries, but once the acquisition is completed, the number will increase to almost 14,200. The transaction is expected to complete by Q3 2012. DirectCash has operations in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, the UK and the US.
 


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