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“International Payment Specialists”<br />
Selected Company Profiles<br />
Products & Services Overview<br />
Global Payments<br />
CEO:<br />
Company Overview<br />
Jan Vlieststra<br />
Corporate & Treasury<br />
Solutions<br />
Risk Management<br />
Headquarters:<br />
Woodl<strong>and</strong> Hills, CA<br />
Founded: 1979<br />
• AFEX is one of the world’s largest non-bank providers of<br />
foreign payment solutions trading more than $15 billion in<br />
foreign exchange each year<br />
• The Company offers a comprehensive range of global<br />
payment <strong>and</strong> foreign exchange services including cost<br />
effective <strong>and</strong> tailored hedging strategies to manage FX risk<br />
• AFEX can h<strong>and</strong>le every aspect of a client’s foreign payment<br />
needs, from risk consultation to transaction execution; offers<br />
dedicated Account Executives<br />
• Provides 24/7 access to market leading online payment<br />
platform – AFEXDirect<br />
• AFEX has offices across the U.S., Australia, Europe <strong>and</strong> a<br />
growing presence in the Middle East <strong>and</strong> Asia<br />
• Has a diverse client base of more than 25,000 active<br />
commercial clients including importers <strong>and</strong> exporters,<br />
educational <strong>and</strong> financial institutions, small businesses,<br />
multinational corporations <strong>and</strong> individuals<br />
Transaction History<br />
Date $ mm Type Target<br />
Imports <strong>and</strong> Exports<br />
SME–centric Solutions<br />
Solutions for Private<br />
Individuals<br />
Corporate Service Providers<br />
Fund <strong>and</strong> Wealth Managers<br />
Industries<br />
Claims Management<br />
Real Estate<br />
Education<br />
Risk Management<br />
FX Payments<br />
Forward Contracts<br />
Online Global Payment<br />
Spot Transactions<br />
Freight Forwarders<br />
NGOs <strong>and</strong> Charities<br />
Travel<br />
09/08/14 NA M&A GFX Partners<br />
Source: Company website, FT Partners proprietary database, Capital IQ, Crunchbase.<br />
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