The perceived revenue and cost-saving benefits from Finserv's acquisition of First Data may not be as simple as the two companies have purported.
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Last deal for First Data carries late-cycle riskFiserv’s $22 bln all-stock acquisition of the transaction processor at a 30 pct premium comes with plenty of cost savings. Revenue synergies would be icing on the cake. But as with KKR’s toppy leveraged buyout of First Data in 2007, market turns can undermine M&A logic.
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