Goldman Sachs offers rich clients access to Stripe’s multibillion fundraise

The company brought in the banks in January as it weighed either a direct listing or a separate capital raise

Patrick and John Collison the co-founders of Stripe.

Goldman Sachs is offering its richest clients access to a fundraising round for Stripe, the Irish payments giant founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison that’s trying to raise billions in part to cover a looming tax bill.

The bank is setting up a special vehicle open to its private-wealth clients for investing in just one asset: Stripe’s roughly $4bn (€3.78bn) fundraise, people familiar with the matter said.