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Hogan Lovells advises Worldline, the European leader in payment services, on the sale of its payment activities in India to BillDesk.
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Hogan Lovells advised Worldline, the European leader in payment services, on the proposed divestment of its payment activities in India to BillDesk, a leading Indian payments player, for an estimated equity value at closing of approximately €60 million.
Worldline designs and operates leading digital payment and transactional solutions. The company supports more than one million businesses worldwide and generated revenues of €4.6 billion in 2024.
In parallel with this transaction, Worldline will enter into a long-term technology and software agreement under which BillDesk will continue to sustainably operate Worldline’s advanced payment software.
The purpose of this divestment is to strengthen the Group’s financial profile, increase its strategic flexibility, and support the redeployment of capital toward Worldline’s core activities in Europe.
Closing of the transaction is expected in the second half of 2026, subject to the completion of customary processes in accordance with applicable laws.
The Hogan Lovells team included Xavier Doumen (partner), Christophe-Marc Juvanon (partner), Bob Zeller (counsel) and Michelle Li (senior associate) in corporate; and Mikael Salmela (partner), Maïmouna Goudiaby (counsel) and Charlotte Haddad (associate) in SOAR.
