{"id":11693,"date":"2025-09-16T02:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=11693"},"modified":"2025-09-16T19:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T23:26:57","slug":"xplor-technologies-and-clubessential-holdings-to-merge-creating-a-scaled-global-platform-for-software-and-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/suppliers\/xplor-technologies-and-clubessential-holdings-to-merge-creating-a-scaled-global-platform-for-software-and-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Xplor Technologies and Clubessential Holdings to Merge, Creating a Scaled Global Platform for Software and Payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xplor.jpg\" alt=\"Xplor\" width=\"199\" height=\"93\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9903\" \/>Xplor<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA, GA<\/strong> and <strong>CINCINNATI, OH<\/strong> &#8211; Xplor Technologies (&#8220;Xplor&#8221;), a global platform providing software and embedded payments solutions to businesses in &#8220;everyday life&#8221; verticals such as childcare &#038; education, fitness &#038; wellbeing, field services, and personal services, and Clubessential Holdings, a global SaaS and embedded payments provider for membership-based organizations, announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The merger forms a global provider of software and payment solutions for Fitness &#038; Wellness, Golf &#038; Club, Parks &#038; Recreation, and Home Services. The combined organization will serve more than 130,000 customers worldwide, process $47 billion in annual payments volume, employ approximately 2,500 people, and generate nearly $900 million in annual revenue. Customers can expect business as usual, while also benefiting from the scale, best practices, resources, and innovation shared across the expanded platform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited for the future we&#8217;ll build as one team,&#8221; said Randy Eckels, CEO of Clubessential Holdings. &#8220;Both companies have spent the last decade redefining what&#8217;s possible in software and payments. Now, we&#8217;ll bring that momentum together to accelerate innovation and deliver even more value to our customers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the close of the transaction, the combined organization will be led by Randy Eckels, current CEO of Clubessential Holdings. Xplor CEO Pamela Joseph will transition to a non-executive director role on the company&#8217;s Board of Directors, and Xplor CFO Justin LaChance will expand his role across the combined company.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a milestone built on combining proven technology with the people who know how to push it further,&#8221; said Joseph. &#8220;Together, we&#8217;ll be able to move faster, better serve the evolving needs of our markets, and open new opportunities for our customers and partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The combined organization will continue to be majority-backed by Xplor&#8217;s majority owner Advent International, a leading global private equity investor, with Clubessential Holdings&#8217; backers Battery Ventures and Silver Lake continuing as significant minority investors and active members of the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p>The merger is expected to close by year end, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Until then, the two companies will continue to operate independently.<\/p>\n<p>JP Morgan Securities LLC served as financial advisor and Cooley LLP served as legal advisor to Clubessential Holdings. Goldman Sachs &#038; Co. LLC, Barclays, and UBS Investment Bank served as financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal &#038; Manges LLP served as legal advisor to Xplor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ATLANTA, GA<\/strong> and <strong>CINCINNATI, OH<\/strong> &#8211; Xplor Technologies (&#8220;Xplor&#8221;), a global platform providing software and embedded payments solutions to businesses in &#8220;everyday life&#8221; verticals, and Clubessential Holdings, a global SaaS and embedded payments provider for membership-based organizations, announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine their businesses. 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