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CRED is Looking to Acquire Happay

CRED is currently at the point of purchasing the expense management firm, Happay. Both companies were in discussions over the last couple of months and the conditions of the deal are now in place.

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CRED is Looking to Acquire Happay

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  1. CREDisLookingtoAcquireHappay CredStartupAcquisitionNews KunalShah'sCREDappearstobeaggressivelybuyingbusinesses--atacticithasstayedawayfromduring2yearsfollowingthecompany'sinception.CREDiscurrentlyatthepointofpurchasingHappay,theexpensemanagementfirm. Bothcompanieswereindiscussionsoverthelastcoupleofmonthsandtheconditionsofthedealarenowinplace,accordingtotwosourcesfamiliarwithspecificsofthetransaction. HappayisthesecondacquisitionforCREDfollowingHipBarwhichwasanalcoholdeliverybusinessitacquiredinOctober.CREDcouldalsobeintalkstobuyTimesInternet'sDineoutaswellasRainmatter'sdebtinvestingplatformWintWealth.ButthetalksarestillintheirearlystagesandtheBengaluru-basedfirmisstillwaitingtoconfirmthetalks. InthecaseofHappayitofferscompanieswithexpensemanagementtomanagetaxandtraveladvantagesforemployees.Happayofferscustomizedsolutionsforlargecorporationsthathavemultiplebranchesaswellaslogisticcompanieswithasurface. Youmayalsolike:PepperfryReceives$10 MillioninDebt

  2. Thecompany,whichhasbeeninoperationforadecade,alsoallowslargecompaniestoissuecreditandprepaidcardsaswellasmanageexpensesforemployeesbetween800and900k.Theyareemployedby6,000businesseswhichincludes100largecompanies.Thecompany,whichhasbeeninoperationforadecade,alsoallowslargecompaniestoissuecreditandprepaidcardsaswellasmanageexpensesforemployeesbetween800and900k.Theyareemployedby6,000businesseswhichincludes100largecompanies. Atthetimeofwriting,Happayhasraised$22-25millionthroughvariousfinancingrounds.BasedonTechCircle'sestimatesthecompanywasvaluedat60millionduringitsSeriesBfundingroundoftheyear2019.IfCREDbuysHappaywithintherangeabovethiswillresultinanattractiveexitforHappay'sshareholders. AlthoughHappayisstillwaitingtofileitsannualfinancialstatementsforFY21,itsoperatingrevenuesgrewby49%to37.55croreinFY20,upfromthe25.12croreduringFY19.Thecompany'slossesinFY20increased95%to49.20crore. Alsoread:SetuRecordsRs3 CrRevenueinFy21EvenasLossesClimb toRs19Cr ThisyearhasbeenanincredibleoneforCREDintermsoftheamountofmoneythatwasraised.CREDrakedin$466millionin2021,andwillsoonbecomeapartofRazorpayandMeeshowhichareintalkstosecurenewroundsthathavevaluationsexceeding$5billion.EntrackrhasexclusivenewsaboutCRED'supcomingroundthatwouldbeworththecompany'sthree-year-oldstatusatmorethan$5.5billion.

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