Simpson Thacher represented Billpocket in connection with its sale to Kushki. The consideration for the transaction, which signed in May and closed in September, included both cash and stock of Kushki.
Billpocket is a Mexican payment aggregator that provides credit card processing and point of sale solutions to small and medium enterprises. Kushki, a Latin American unicorn, is a regional online payment infrastructure provider.
The Simpson Thacher team included Jaime Mercado, Juan F. Méndez, Enrique Güijosa and Laura Ribero (M&A – Latin America); Andrew Purcell and Ruoxi Zhang (Tax); and Gary Tashjian and Pasco Struhs (Executive Compensation and Benefits).