Bloomberg: Stripe's valuation could reach $140 billion in a new round of takeover bids.

PANews reported on February 10th, citing Bloomberg, that payment giant Stripe Inc. is preparing a tender offer that would value the company at least $140 billion, more than $30 billion higher than its valuation of approximately $107 billion last year. Sources familiar with the matter indicated that the terms of the offer are still subject to change. Stripe declined to comment. Since 2024, the company has frequently made tender offers to allow employees to sell their shares without the company going public.

This transaction suggests that Stripe may continue to postpone its IPO. In January, co-founder and president John Collison stated that he was happy to remain private and was "still in no hurry to go public." Also in January, Stripe laid off approximately 300 employees, about 3.5% of its workforce, which the company described as part of restructuring, and stated that it still plans to continue hiring and expanding its workforce.