Blackstone and Vista close $8.4 billion deal to acquire Smartsheet
(Bloomberg) — Blackstone Inc. and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to acquire software provider Smartsheet Inc. for about $8.4 billion in one of the largest privatization deals of the year. Most read by Bloomberg The buyout firms will pay $56.50…
Vista and Blackstone buy software manufacturer Smartsheet for around $8.4 billion
Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone are buying software maker Smartsheet for around $8.4 billion in cash. Vista and Blackstone said Tuesday they will pay $56.50 per Smartsheet Inc. share. The agreement includes a 45-day “go-shop” period during…
This New York-based hedge fund will make a profit of $90 million on the $8.4 billion Smartsheet deal
Ricky Sandler, founder of hedge fund Eminence Capital, at the 2014 Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Getty Images Smartsheet, an enterprise work management software platform, announced Tuesday that it is being acquired by Blackstone…
Vista and Blackstone improve credit terms for Smartsheet acquisition
(Bloomberg) — Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone Inc. have made several concessions to a group of private lenders backing their $8.4 billion acquisition of software maker Smartsheet Inc., people familiar with the matter said. Most read by Bloomberg The buyout…
Vista and Blackstone buy Smartsheet for $8.4 billion in one of the biggest acquisition deals of the year
(Reuters) – Buyout firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone will acquire collaboration software maker Smartsheet for $8.4 billion in one of the largest privatization transactions this year, the companies said on Tuesday. Vista and Blackstone offered $56.50 in cash for…
