- EVO Payments ( NASDAQ: EVOP ) rose 3.7% on renewed speculation about takeover interest.
- There's some speculation that the company has attracted interest from a possible buyer, according to a Betaville blog "uncooked" alert. The identity of the potential acquirer wasn't know.
- The speculation comes after Bloomberg reported in November that that competitor Shift4 Payments Inc. ( FOUR ) made a takeover offer that was rejected. Shift4 Payments said in a press release that it was't pursuing EVO Payments ( EVOP ) at the time.
- EVOP is set to release Q2 results on Aug. 3.
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EVO Payments jumps on renewed takeover speculation