Ashurst, Lowenstein Sandler, Houthoff, Weil and Linklaters advised on Mollie’s €1.95 billion acquisition of GoCardless.
Mollie is one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial services providers. The strategic combination will create a single payment provider serving over 350,000 businesses, integrating card payments, local methods and bank payments into a single solution.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to be finalised mid-2026.
Ashurst is advising Mollie on its acquisition of GoCardless.
The Ashurst team was led by Tech M&A partner Chris Grey, supported by counsel Gaspard Bastien-Thiry, senior associate Tom McCann, associate Hugh Morris and trainee Flora Porkolab. The Financial Regulatory team was led by Max Savoie, supported by senior associate Hannah Pack, alongside partner Hubert Blanc-Jouvan and counsel Maxime Gandibleux.
Lowenstein Sandler LLP provided U.S. law advice to Mollie.
Houthoff provided Dutch law advice to Mollie.
Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP advised Blackstone Growth as the lead investor in Dutch payments group Mollie on the acquisition of UK bank payment company GoCardless. The Weil team is led by Private Equity partner Simon Lyell.
Linklaters acted as legal advisors to Groupay Inc., the parent company of GoCardless.
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