Global law firm Ashurst is advising Mollie on its acquisition of GoCardless, creating Europe's most complete payment platform.
Mollie is one of Europe's fastest-growing financial services providers. The strategic combination will create a single payment provider serving over 350,000 businesses, integrating card payments, local methods and bank payments into a single solution.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to be finalised mid-2026.
Commenting, lead partner Chris Grey said: "We are pleased that Ashurst was able to advise Mollie on such a strategic combination and major milestone for both companies. The scale and significance of the deal reflect the breadth and depth of our global Tech M&A and Fintech offering and we're grateful to Mollie for their trust in us as lead legal advisors."
The Ashurst team was led by Tech M&A partner Chris Grey, supported by counsel Gaspard Bastien-Thiry, senior associate Tom McCann, associate Hugh Morris and trainee Flora Porkolab. The Financial Regulatory team was led by Max Savoie, supported by senior associate Hannah Pack, alongside partner Hubert Blanc-Jouvan and counsel Maxime Gandibleux.
US law advice was provided by Lowenstein Sandler LLP. Dutch law advice was provided by Houthoff.
