Worldline Raises 500 Million Euros: BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, and Bpifrance Join as Shareholders
Worldline announces a reserved capital increase of 108 million euros with three strategic investors, marking the first step in its overall capital increase project of approximately 500 million euros. This operation aims to fund the North Star 2030 transformation plan and enhance the group's financial flexibility.
Worldline has approved the launch of a reserved capital increase of approximately 108 million euros, subscribed by three strategic investors: Bpifrance Participations (46 million euros), Crédit Agricole S.A. (30 million euros), and BNP Paribas (32 million euros). Authorized by the extraordinary general meeting on January 8, 2026, this operation represents the first stage of the capital increase project of about 500 million euros announced during the investor day on November 6, 2025. The issue involves 39,287,272 new ordinary shares at a unit price of 2.75 euros. Following this increase, Bpifrance Participations, Crédit Agricole, and BNP Paribas will respectively hold 9.6%, 9.5%, and 7.9% of the company's capital. The settlement-delivery of this increase is scheduled for March 10, 2026.
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The net proceeds from the reserved capital increase will be used to implement the North Star 2030 transformation plan and to strengthen the group's financial structure and flexibility. Worldline also plans to launch a second capital increase of approximately 392 million euros with preferential subscription rights maintained, open to all shareholders. The three strategic investors have committed to subscribing up to about 135 million euros in this second tranche, and four banks have provided a guarantee commitment of 257 million euros. This second increase is expected to be launched in March 2026, subject to market conditions and the approval of the prospectus by the Financial Markets Authority.
SectorServices financiers›Services de traitement des transactions
Context
Period
Period: 3T 2025
Guidance from the release
Le chiffre d'affaires du troisième trimestre a été conforme à nos attentes... Nous confirmons donc nos prévisions pour 2025.
T3 conforme aux attentes avec -0,8 % organique ; resserrement de la guidance 2025 (baisse organique 1-4 %) ; EBE ajusté attendu 830-855m€ ; processus de cessions en cours (Mobilité & Services Web Transactionnels, activités nord-américaines) ; revues externes du portefeuille HBR et du cadre de conformité finalisées.
Risks mentioned
Baisse organique du chiffre d'affaires (guidance 2025 -1 % à -4 %)
Opérationnalisation inégale du cadre de conformité FCC au sein des entités
Portefeuille de commerçants à haut risque nécessitant surveillance continue
Hausse des coûts de financement impactant le cash-flow
Opportunities identified
Cessions d'actifs stratégiques (valorisation Mobilité 400m€ +10m€ conditionnels ; Nord-Amérique 70m€) pour simplifier le périmètre
Montée en puissance du nouveau management et simplification organisationnelle
Croissance des solutions SoftPOS et terminaux de nouvelle génération
Partenariats stratégiques (Yeepay, Outpayce) et contrats clients majeurs (RDG, Garanti Bank, grands groupes hôteliers)
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