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Global investment giant Vista Equity Partners has announced plans to acquire automated tax compliance software provider Avalara in an all-cash deal worth $8.4 billion. Founded in 2004, Seattle-based Avalara works with companies including Zillow, Pinterest and Roku, helping to automate many of the time-consuming processes involved in managing taxes in each market they operate. Indeed, […]
Bluechip, an African systems integrator with partners like Microsoft and Oracle, is expanding to Europe 
Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand sees another opportunity to continue growing the company under private equity ownership.
Vista Equity Partners has agreed a $4.6 billion all-cash deal to acquire KnowBe4, a publicly-traded cybersecurity company specializing in helping enterprise workers avoid phishing attacks. “Under Vista’s ownership, we will have access to additional resources and support, which will help us achieve our goals and deliver enhanced value to our customers,” KnowBe4 founder and CEO […]
The premium Thoma Bravo paid for Ping may look steep, but there is some logic to it.