The main topic of conversation this week is Fidelity National Information Services who have agreed to sell a majority stake in its merchant payments arm Worldpay to private equity firm GTCR, valuing the business at up to $18.5bn. In fact, this is one of the largest corporate carve-outs in history!

Get an overview of the deal, its structure, and the role of syndicated debt explained in a super easy-to-understand way by our Director of Corporate Finance Stephen Barnett.

There's even a quick update on the breaking news regarding Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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The Deal Room: How To Lose $25bn - FIS Sells Worldpay In Largest Corporate Carveout In A Decade