Stripe valued at $159B in tender offer

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. Stripe’s tender offer on Tuesday to purchase the shares of current and past employees values the payment processing behemoth at $159 billion.  The company said in a press release that most of the funds for the offer are from venture capital firms Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z and others. Stripe is also purchasing some of the shares. The sale allows Stripe employees ...