Lightyear Capital Signs Agreement to Acquire PayByPhone
Lightyear Capital→PayByPhone
Feb 4, 2026
Track acquisitions, mergers, and investments in the financial services sector.
Tentt has tracked 711 financial services M&A deals, with 231 transactions recorded in the last 30 days. The most active sub-sectors include Banking (188), Financial Services Other (154), Insurance Brokerage (106), Payments Processing (106).
New York leads with 91 deals, followed by Florida and California. Strategic accounts for 78% of buyer activity in this sector, with Private Equity (96), Public Company (34) also active.
The most recent transaction tracked is "Share repurchase programme: Transactions of week 22 2026."
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