Sidley Represents Circle Internet Group in Its Agreement to Acquire Tazapay

Sidley is representing Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology firm and issuer of USDC, in its agreement to acquire Tazapay, a Singapore-headquartered B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company focused on serving payment service providers and financial institutions.

The proposed acquisition will expand Circle’s global payments infrastructure by adding Tazapay’s banking and fintech relationships, local payout rails covering more than 100 markets, and institutional customer base. The transaction is expected to close in 2027, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

The Sidley team is led by Timothy FitzSimons, Jessica Day, and Leigh Rorick (M&A and Private Equity), and includes Jerome Hughes, Austin Archer, Charlie Wilson, Eldon Chan, Ryan Lim, and Sarah Lu (M&A and Private Equity); Stanley Boris, Jess Cheng, Arjun Lakhani, Kristen Kane, and William Sims (Banking, Payments and Fintech); Ellen Park, D. Scott Bennett, and Kunchok Yaklha (Capital Markets); Dominic James, David Kalani Lee, Josephine Law, Reina Chua, and Nicole Ho (Investment Funds); Lauren Kitces and Philip Robbins (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Jim Lowe, Mary Marks, Patrick Harrison and Maria Paziotopoulou (Antitrust and Competition); Sven De Knop and Maryanne Kamau (Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); Suresh Advani and Alice Qin (Tax); Christian Pilhofer and Liz Eastlund (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Natalie Chan and Amelia Moore (Labor, Employment and Immigration); and Kyle Barnett (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions).