Stripe and private equity firm Advent are making a bid to acquire PayPal in a deal valued at about $53 billion, according to multiple reports citing Reuters and related sources. The proposed offer is reported at $60.50 per share, which represents an approximately 28% premium to PayPal’s closing share price on Tuesday. The reports describe the offer as a joint bid from Stripe and Advent to take over the US payments company, with the total deal value referenced as $53 billion (sometimes described as “more than” $53 billion depending on the phrasing used by outlets). While the sources agree on the headline valuation and per-share figure, they do not provide additional deal details such as financing terms, regulatory outlook, or whether PayPal has formally responded. The information therefore remains at the proposal stage as reported by news outlets, with the premium and implied valuation serving as the central points of consensus across coverage.