Overview of Transaction

• On June 3, 2025, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners, in partnership with Rabobank’s investment arm Rabo Investments, announced a strategic growth investment in SurePay, a European leader in payment verification software
• Founded within Rabobank in 2016 and headquartered in the Netherlands, SurePay is a leading provider of payment verification technology solutions to financial institutions and corporates across Europe and the UK
• With the backing of Carlyle and Rabo Investments, SurePay plans to further expand its suite of payment verification and fraud prevention solutions and broaden its geographic presence across Europe and beyond, with a continued focus on delivering highly reliable services to its blue-chip customers

Significance of Transaction

• Carlyle’s investment in SurePay reinforces the strategic importance of real-time verification and fraud prevention in digital payments, particularly as regulatory momentum around Verification-of-Payee (VoP) intensifies across Europe
• The transaction will help SurePay to improve its VoP platform and expand its share of the European market leveraging Carlyle’s network and financial services expertise to further improve its offering and go-to-market in Europe and globally

FT Partners' Role

• FT Partners served as the exclusive financial and strategic advisor to SurePay
• This transaction underscores FT Partners’ position as a trusted advisor in high-stakes strategic transactions, especially in fast-moving regulatory and infrastructure-driven market environments, as well as its deep expertise and leadership in the Fraud Prevention and Banking Software space, building on a strong track record of landmark deals in the sector