Vanzarea Wirecard Romania pentru Wirecard Sales International Holding catre SIBS 

Bucuresti, Romania – Raiffeisen Bank S.A. (“Raiffeisen”) a anuntat ca a asistat in calitate de consultant financiar exclusiv al administratorului procedurii de insolventa a Wirecard Sales International Holding GmbH (“Wirecard”), Dr. Michael Jaffé, JAFFÉ Rechtsanwälte Insolvenzverwalter, in vanzarea Wirecard Romania S.A. (“Wirecard Romania”), procesator de plati cu pozitie de lider in Romania, catre SIBS,  furnizor de servicii de plata cu pozitie de lider in Europa. Detaliile tranzactiei nu au fost facute publice. “Raiffeisen Bank ne-a sprijinit in structurarea si executia unui proces de vanzare foarte competitiv si accelerat care a condus la un rezultat pozitiv pentru toate partile implicate: creditori, clienti, management si angajati” a comentat Dr. jur. Michael Jaffé.
 “Am consiliat cu succes vanzatorii Wirecard Romania in acest proces de vanzare foarte competitiv si accelerat, reusind in acelasi timp sa obtinem cel mai bun rezultat pentru clientul nostru si creditorii sai. Acest lucru confirma capacitatile si expertiza echipei noastre de investment banking de a executa mandate atat pe piata locala, cat si la nivel international”, a declarat George Mucibabici Jr., Head of Investment Banking din cadrul Raiffeisen Bank.
“Suntem incantati sa devenim parte a SIBS, o companie cu un profil de business similar cu al nostru si cu o prezenta puternica in mediul solutiilor de plata de pe trei continente. Sunt sigur ca, impreuna, companiile noastre vor continua sa aduca solutii de plata inovatoare pe pietele din Romania si din Europa si sa fie un partener de incredere atat pentru companiile care ne-au acordat increderea lor pana acum, cat si pentru companii noi”, a declarat Utku Ogrendil, CEO Wirecard Romania. Cu venituri de peste 15 milioane euro si peste 150 milioane de tranzactii procesate anual, Wirecard Romania (fosta Provus Group) este un important furnizor de servicii de plata electronice si servicii de cont pentru comercianti, precum si pentru toate bancile importante din Romania. De asemenea, compania lucreaza si cu clienti din alte piete precum Moldova, Serbia, Ungaria, Kosovo, Muntenegru, Macedonia si Lituania. Compania detine o pozitie dominanta pe piata romaneasca de e-commerce si o pozitie de lider pe piata serviciilor comerciale cu valoare adaugata (solutii de fidelizare si capabilitati de marketing end-to-end).

SIBS este un furnizor integral de servicii de plata, cu o pozitie de lider in Portugalia si cu o amprenta semnificativa in tarile cu economii in crestere din Europa, Asia si Africa. Compania ofera un spectru larg de solutii de la digital si comert electronic la gestionarea retelei de terminale ATM si POS, producerea si personalizarea cardurilor, servicii anti-frauda si securitate cibernetica. “Recunoasterea internationala a brandurilor Romcard si Supercard, portofoliul de clienti si servicii al grupului si cresterea potentiala a pietei din Romania, impreuna cu experienta SIBS si capacitatea de dezvoltare solutilor de plata inovative, vor rezulta cu siguranta intr-o relatie de succes si crestere de ambele parti” a declarat CEO al SIBS, Madalena Cascais Tomé.
Departamentul Investment Banking al Raiffeisen Bank detine o pozitie de lider in calitate de consultant investment banking in Romania, in ultimii 15 ani, finalizand cu succes tranzactii de fuziuni & achizitii precum Brikston, Star Storage, Alisa Farming, Delaco, printre altele. Echipa de proiect care a finalizat cu succes tranzactia Wirecard Romania a fost compusa din Iuliana Musat, Senior Director; Karina Ogica, Director; Adrian Tanase, Director si Simona Ciubotariu, Associate Director.
 
Despre Dr. Jaffé
Dr. jur. Michael Jaffé is one of the most experienced and renowned insolvency administrators in Germany. He has been regularly appointed by the courts for over two decades in difficult and large insolvency cases where the aim is to secure assets for creditors and to realize them in the best possible way. A special expertise lies in multi-stage group insolvency proceedings and proceedings with cross-border issues or assets that are difficult to realize. Among the most nationally and internationally renowned insolvency proceedings of Dr. jur. Michael Jaffé are the media group KirchMedia of the late Dr. Leo Kirch, the former global memory chip manufacturer Qimonda and the German subsidiaries of the Petroplus Group. He also successfully completed the restructuring of caravan manufacturer Knaus Tabbert, Grob Aerospace and Cinterion Wireless Modules Holding GmbH, among others.
As the insolvency administrator of Stadtwerke Gera Aktiengesellschaft, a holding company for participations of the city of Gera for public welfare, he found a permanent solution for all companies. As insolvency administrator of the insolvent fund company NARAT GmbH & Co. KG, Dr. jur. Michael Jaffé sold one of the largest commercial real estate portfolios in North Rhine-Westphalia. In the insolvency proceedings of DCM Deutsche Capital Management (DCM AG), a leading provider of closed-end funds in Germany with a total investment volume of around EUR 4.7 billion, he worked through the complex structures and successfully liquidated the investments. He is also the insolvency administrator of Pro Health AG, Phoenix Solar AG and Dero Bank AG.
As the insolvency administrator of three German P&R container management companies, he realized the worldwide container fleet within the framework of a complex cross-border structure with the aim of minimizing the losses for the approximately 54,000 investors who have filed for insolvency tables for over EUR 3 billion.
For more than two decades, JAFFÉ Rechtsanwälte Insolvenzverwalter has been one of the leading law firms in the fields of insolvency administration, insolvency law and restructuring (in accordance with the German Law on Further Facilitating the Restructuring of Companies (Gesetz zur weiteren Erleichterung der Sanierung von Unternehmen) or ESUG), especially in complex and cross-border proceedings. An important basis for this is the many years of experience, competence and independence that are regularly in demand, especially in complex proceedings. This is one of the reasons why the firm has enjoyed the trust of courts and creditors for decades, especially in difficult proceedings where conflicting interests of the parties involved exist. With its own efficient structure, which has grown over the years, the firm can accompany proceedings of any size in the interest of creditors.
Despre Wirecard Romana
Wirecard Romania, RomCard and Supercard have more than 25 years’ experience in offering payment services and necessary technology solutions for all major banks in Romania, also serving clients in other markets in Moldova, Serbia, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and Lithuania. The subsidiary Romcard has a leading position within the Romanian payments market. The further subsidiary Supercard Solutions & Services has a leading position in merchant value added services, including loyalty systems and end to end marketing capabilities. The company historically operated largely independently from the parent group, and is consequently prepared for a new stage of growth with a strong operational backing from SIBS.
Despre SIBS
Founded in 1983, SIBS provides financial, modern, reliable, and secure services, particularly in the payments’ area, to more than 300 million users from different geographies, processing more than 4 billion transactions annually. Alongside being a major payment processor in Europe, SIBS is a benchmark in Security and Anti-Fraud solutions and services in Business Process Outsourcing and the Iberian leader in Card Production and Personalization.
SIBS was born and grew up as a fintech, innovating and taking technology as its driver in this path. SIBS reinvented the existing payment methods and created MB WAY, Portugal's most modern and complete mobile payments service, with more than 2.5 million users that allows you to make purchases, instant transfers and withdrawals using the mobile phone only. It’s also the company responsible for the management of the ATM Express and MULTIBANCO Networks, the largest Portuguese ATM network, to which SIBS has added dozens of features, many of them pioneer worldwide. In parallel, SIBS manages multiple digital payment channels, from Automatic Payment Terminals to online channels or mobile phones.
It is also an important international player, present in several markets, namely in Europe and Africa, where SIBS solutions operate in more than 350,000 terminals that process around 2 billion transactions, especially in Poland, where SIBS owns Paytel, one of the most dynamic payment terminal operators in that market.
Committed in its daily work, SIBS is constantly pursuing its mission of being the reference partner of public and private entities, creating value for society through the development and management of payment solutions, processes and related services based on technology that combines safety, convenience, and innovation, respecting the good behavioral principles and the sustainability conditions.
You can find more information about SIBS at www.sibs.com
Despre Raiffeisen Bank
De peste 20 de ani, Raiffeisen Bank Romania oferă o gamă completă de produse și servicii bancare pentru 2 milioane de clienți persoane fizice, 92.000 de IMM-uri și 5.700 de companii mari și medii. Banca are aproape 5000 de angajați, peste 400 de agenții în toată țara, aproximativ 900 de ATM-uri, 250 de mașini multifuncționale (MFM-uri) și o rețea de 20.000 de terminale POS.
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