New Zealand’s Xero to acquire Melio Payments


The cash-and-stock deal for Melio includes as much as US$500mil in additional performance and other payments over three years. — Bloomberg

WELLINGTON: Xero Ltd, a cloud-based accounting software firm, has agreed to buy Melio Payments Inc for US$2.5bil as the New Zealand company pushes deeper into the US market with its biggest-ever acquisition.

The cash-and-stock deal for Melio includes as much as US$500mil in additional performance and other payments over three years, according to a statement yesterday, confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg News.

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