Mayer Brown advises Magellan Partners Group on entering into exclusive negotiations with Worldline for the acquisition of MeTS

Paris - Mayer Brown advises Magellan Partners Group, a French and European player in Organization and Technology Consulting, on entering into exclusive negotiations with Worldline, a world leader in payments, for the acquisition of its Mobility and e-Transactional Services (MeTS) activities and part of its Financial Services activities ("FS").

Since its creation in 2008, Magellan Partners has established itself as a leading player thanks to its unique positioning, articulated around two complementary pillars: Organization and Management Consulting supporting all economic sectors; technology expertise specializing in Augmented Transformation supporting large companies, mid-caps and public players in the Healthcare and services sectors.

Created within the Worldline Group, the Mobility & e-Transactional Services  division is a B2B2C player that designs, builds and operates turnkey digital solutions such as in the field of Healthcare, Public sector, Transport and Mobility, Banking, Insurance and Retail, Industry and Energy.

The acquisition of MeTS would be a key milestone in the evolution of the Magellan Partners Group, which would double in size and thus consolidate its position as a unique European player. The Group would combine complementary expertise: strategic, organizational and IS consulting capabilities, integration of market-leading technological platforms and creation of sovereign and tailor-made secure solutions. The new entity would have more than 6,700 employees, and would be mainly located in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Benelux, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Mauritius and India.

Mayer Brown also advises Groupe Magellan Partners on the structuring and tax aspects of ICG's acquisition of a stake in Magellan Partners. As part of the proposed acquisition, ICG would acquire a minority stake in Magellan Partners to support its development and also finance the transaction.

The completion of the transaction also remains subject to precedent conditions. The proposed transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

Mayer Brown advises Magellan Partners with a team composed of:

• Olivier Tordjman, Bernard Ayache (partners), Virginie Sayag (counsel), Fanny Cotte (associate) on the corporate aspects of the carve-out and acquisition of MeTS.
• Laurent Borey, Nicolas Danan (partners), Sarah Rahmoun (counsel), Miryam Lazrak (associate) on the structuring and tax aspects of the carve-out and acquisition of MeTS, and the acquisition of a stake in ICG.