 Global Payments Inc. GPN, -0.16 announced Monday that its plans to acquire EVO Payments Inc. EVOP, 2.40 for 34 a share in an all-cash deal that values EVO at 4.0 billion. Global Payments expects that the merger with EVO, which offers payment-technology and acquiring services, will expand its international footprint into new markets while giving it additional scale in existing markets. 