Nayax to Acquire IPS Group for $350M, Entering Smart Parking
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Summary
Nayax agreed to acquire IPS Group for $350 million in cash, adding a leading smart parking platform with over $90 million in 2026E revenue and expanding its addressable cashless opportunity by roughly $85 billion.
Key Events · M&A and Partnerships · NYAX
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Definitive Agreement to Acquire IPS Group
Nayax will acquire IPS Group, a smart parking technology provider, for $350 million in an all-cash transaction on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
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IPS Financial Profile
IPS is expected to generate over $90 million in 2026E revenue with more than 60% recurring revenue and approximately $21 million in adjusted EBITDA, representing about 20% organic growth versus FY2025.
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Funding and Leverage
The transaction will be funded with cash on hand and approximately $150 million of new committed debt, with net leverage expected at about 3.8x at close and improving to below 3.0x by end of 2027.
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Synergies and Accretion
Management expects over $8 million in run-rate EBITDA synergies by 2029 and says the deal is immediately accretive to gross margin, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EPS, and free cash flow conversion.
Analysis · NYAX · Technology
Nayax is paying $350 million in cash for IPS Group, a smart parking technology provider with over $90 million in 2026E revenue and roughly $21 million in adjusted EBITDA. The deal is immediately accretive to margins and EPS, and management expects over $8 million in run-rate synergies by 2029. It is funded with cash on hand and about $150 million of new committed debt, pushing net leverage to roughly 3.8x at close before deleveraging below 3.0x by end of 2027. This is a sizable strategic move that expands Nayax's addressable cashless transaction volume by about $85 billion and accelerates its 2028 targets.
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