Wright Express Corporation has just acquired CorporatePay, the largest privately held provider of corporate prepaid solutions to the travel industry in the UK for approximately GBP 17 million (approximately US $27.5 million), net of cash assumed, plus a potential earn-out component of up to GBP 5.5 million based on performance milestones.
Founded in 2008, CorporatePay is a rapidly growing provider of direct, cobranded and private label prepaid solutions to the travel industry, including virtual cards, currency cards and expense management solutions. In 2011, CorporatePay had GBP 248 million in load volume.
Michael Dubyak, chairman and chief executive officer of Wright Express comments, “CorporatePay’s rapidly expanding product offering of business-to-business prepaid solutions, strong management team and solid base of operations is a natural fit with Wright Express. This transaction accelerates our on the ground presence within the UK and Europe, markets in which we see significant opportunities and supplements our existing product offering to now include prepaid single use accounts, or virtual cards. With the European marketplace embracing virtual cards, the combination of debit and credit payment solutions enhances our competitive position in key segments of the travel industry and increases the size of our addressable market in terms of customer and geography. Furthermore, the addition of multi-currency prepaid cards provides cross-selling opportunities to our global network of travel customers. We are thrilled to welcome CorporatePay to the Wright Express family.”
Wright Express’ latest acquisition demonstrates that they are well-positioned to make their mark on the UK and EU prepaid market.

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